“…The anisotropic Co(II) is an attractive alternative to the isotropic Mn(II) to obtain azido-bridged 1D−3D compounds with higher T c or different magnetic properties, taking into account that theoretically the great diversity of dimensionalities and topologies found in the [Mn(N 3 ) 2 (L) 2 ] n compounds may be obtained for the same [Co(N 3 ) 2 (L) 2 ] n derivatives. But, as far as we know, surprisingly only a few high-dimensional azido-bridged Co(II) compounds have been described to the date − and in some cases the magnetic behavior has not been described. ,, In this paper, we report the syntheses and magnetic properties of two new Co(II) end-to-end azido-bridged low-dimensional compounds: the 1D compound catena -[Co(μ 1,3 -N 3 )(N 3 )(py) 2 (H 2 O)] n ( 1 ) and the square-layers 2D compound [Co(μ 1,3 -N 3 ) 2 (4-acpy) 2 ] n ( 2 ) (py = pyridine, 4-acpy = 4-acetylpyridine). From the point of view of the magnetic properties, 1 and 2 are antiferromagnetically coupled systems, but for 2 magnetic ordering and spontaneous magnetizations is achieved below T c = 25 K.…”