• Title of article

    The varied structures of cobalt(II)–pyridine (py)–sulfate: [Co(SO4)(py)4]n, [Co2(SO4)2(py)6]n, and [Co3(SO4)3(py)11]n

  • Author/Authors

    Park, Ava M. Portsmouth Abbey School, USA , Pham, Duyen N. K. University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, USA , Golen, James A. University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, USA , Manke, David R. University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, USA

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    16
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    1
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    16
  • Abstract
    The solid-state structures of two cobalt–pyridine–sulfate compounds, namely catena-poly[tetra­kis­(pyridine-κN)cobalt(II)]-μ-sulfato-κ2O:O′], [Co(SO4)(C5H5N)4]n, (1), and catena-poly[tetra­kis­(pyridine-κN)cobalt(II)]-μ-sulfato-κ3O:O′,O′′-[bis­(pyridine-κN)cobalt(II)]-μ-sulfato-κ3O,O′:O′′]n, [Co2(SO4)2(C5H5N)6]n, (2), are reported. Compound (1) displays a polymeric structure, with infinite chains of CoII cations adopting octa­hedral N4O2 coordination environments that involve four pyridine ligands and two bridging sulfate ions. Compound (2) is also polymeric with infinite chains of CoII cations. The first Co center has an octa­hedral N4O2 coordination environment that involves four pyridine ligands and two bridging sulfate ligands. The second Co center has an octa­hedral N2O4 coordination environment that involves two pyridine ligands and two bridging sulfate ions that chelate the Co atom. The structure of (2) was refined as a two-component inversion twin.
  • Keywords
    crystal structure , pyridine , transition metals , crystal field theory , coordination chemistry , cobalt complexes
  • Journal title
    Acta Crystallographica Section E: Crystallographic Communications
  • Serial Year
    2019
  • Record number

    2624669