A new cobalt(II) complex, [Co(H 2 O) 4 (nia) 2 ](suc)·(H 2 suc) [nicotinamide = nia, succinate = suc 2− ], has been synthesized and characterized by elemental analysis, IR, TG-DTA and single-crystal X-ray diffraction. It contains [Co(H 2 O) 4 (nia) 2 ] 2+ complex cations, uncoordinated suc 2− anios and H 2 suc species. In the complex cation the cobalt(II) ion is coordinated by four aqua and two nia ligands in a distorted octahedral geometry. The suc 2− dianion acts as a counter-ion, while H 2 suc is present as a molecule of solvation. A three-dimensional network is formed by O-H···O and N-H···O hydrogen bonds. The title complex exhibits luminescence in the solid state at room temperature. The magnetism of the complex was studied over the temperature range 1.8 -300 K.