Synthesis, crystal structure and thermal behavior of tetra-kis-(3-cyano-pyridine N-oxide-κO)bis-(thio-cyanato-κN)cobalt(II), which shows strong pseudo-symmetry.

ABSTRACT: The title compound, [Co(SCN)₂(C₆H₄N₂O)₄], was prepared by the reaction of cobalt(II)thio-cyanate with 3-cyano-pyridine N-oxide in ethanol. In the crystal, the cobalt(II) cations are octa-hedrally coordinated by two terminal N-bonded thio-cyanate anions and four O-bonded 3-cyano-pyridine N-oxide coligands, forming discrete complexes that are located on centers of inversion, hence forming trans-CoN₂O₄ octa-hedra. The structure refinement was performed in the monoclinic space group P2₁/n, for which a potential lattice translation and new symmetry elements with a fit of 100% is suggested. The structure can easily be refined in the space group I2/m, where the

SUBMITTER: Nather C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10561199 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature