The first dinuclear cobalt complex bridged by acetyl­amidate ligands: di-μ-acetyl­amido-κ²O:N;κ²N:O-di-μ-hydroxido-κ⁴O:O-bis­[bis­(pyridine-κN)cobalt(III)] bis­(perchlorate) acetonitrile disolvate

The title compound, [Co₂(C₂H₄NO)₂(OH)₂(C₅H₅N)₄](ClO₄)₂·2C₂H₃N, consists of two octa­hedral Co^III centers arranged around an inversion point in which two cis hydroxide and two trans acetyl­amidate ligands link the two centers together, forming a dimeric cationic complex. Each Co^III center has two cis pyridine ligands which coordinate in the same plane as the cis hydroxide ligands. Two acetonitrile solvent mol­ecules and two perchlorate anions are hydrogen bonded to the H atoms on the bridging hydroxide and acetyl­amidate (N atom) ligands, respectively.