A cobalt(II) complex with two 2,2′-bipyridine (bpy) and two trifluoromethanesulfonato (OTf-) ligands, cis-[Co II (OTf)2(bpy)2], was prepared, and the crystal structure at 173 K was elucidated by the single-crystal X-ray diffraction method. The complex crystallized in the monoclinic space group C2/c with a = 9.90587(16), b = 14.2978(2), c = 18.6626(3)Å, α = 90, β = 101.6670(17), γ = 90 , Z = 4, V = 2588.61(7)Å 3. The R1 and wR2 values were 0.0397 and 0.1016, respectively, for 2377 reflections.