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Detailed information on the structure of cobalt(II) corrinates is of interest in the context of studies on the coenzyme B₁₂ catalyzed enzymatic reactions, where cob(II)alamin has been identified as a reaction intermediate. Cob(II)ester (heptamethyl cobyrinate perchlorate) is found to be soluble in both polar and nonpolar solvents and is therefore very suitable to study solvent effects on Co(II) corrinates. In the literature, Co(II) corrinates in solution are often addressed as four-coordinated Co(II) corrins. However, using a combination of continuous-wave (CW) and pulse electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) and pulse ENDOR (electron nuclear double resonance) at different microwave frequencies we clearly prove axial ligation for Cob(II)ester and the base-off form of cob(II)alamin (B_12r) in different solvents. This goal is achieved by the analysis of the g values, and the hyperfine couplings of cobalt, some corrin nitrogens …