Open AccessAcetonitrilebis(nitrato‐κ 2 O , O ′)(1,10‐phenanthroline)cobalt(II)
Author(s) -
Thébault Frédéric,
Blake Alexander J.,
Champness Neil R.,
Schröder Martin
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
acta crystallographica section e
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1600-5368
DOI - 10.1107/s1600536806032016
Subject(s) - phenanthroline , acetonitrile , denticity , cobalt , chemistry , ligand (biochemistry) , crystallography , stereochemistry , inorganic chemistry , crystal structure , receptor , organic chemistry , biochemistry
In the title compound, [Co(NO 3 ) 2 (C 2 H 3 N)(C 12 H 8 N 2 )], the cobalt(II) centre adopts a seven‐coordinate distorted pentagonal–bipyramidal geometry, being coordinated by a bidentate 1,10‐phenanthroline, two bidentate nitrate anions and an acetonitrile ligand. The two axial sites are occupied by the acetonitrile ligand and one N‐atom donor from the phenanthroline. The major distortions from ideal geometry occur within the equatorial plane, and are due to the narrow bite angle of the bidentate nitrate anions.