Homobinuclear compounds based on a chiral oxazolidine ligand: From solid state study to aqueous solution dynamics

•One-pot synthesis of homobinuclear complexes containing an oxazolidine-based ligand.•Time-dependent changes in the absorption spectra profiles in aqueous solutions.•Release of the chiral oxazolidine in aqueous solutions of the cobalt(II) complex.•Molecular dynamics supported the aqueous solution behavior.