Crystallization of Co(NO 3 ) 2 with 4-(imidazol-1-yl)phenol (L) gave a complex formulated as [Co(L) 6 ]-(NO 3 ) 2 , whose X-ray crystal structure revealed a twofold inclined interpenetrated network supported by extensive hydrogen bonding and p-p stacking interactions. Crystallization of Co(ClO 4 ) 2 , L and dicyanamide (dca) in ethanol gave a complex formulated as [Co(L) 4 (l-dca)] n (ClO 4 ) n4n(EtOH)ĂnH 2 O. The X-ray crystal structure of this complex consisted of a three-dimensional open framework, constructed by one-dimensional coordination chains through extensive interchain quadruplicate hydrogen bonding interactions between the phenols and uncoordinated amides. The magnetic properties of [Co(L) 4 (ldca)] n (ClO 4 ) n Ă4n(EtOH)ĂnH 2 O have been studied, revealing weak antiferromagnetic exchange between cobalt atoms.