Linkage isomeric oxamate chelates: rac‐bis(ethane‐1,2‐diamine)oxamatocobalt(III) bis(trifluoromethanesulfonate) dihydrate and Λ(+)578‐bis(ethane‐1,2‐diamine)[oxamato(2−)]cobalt(III) trifluoromethanesulfonate

The structures of rac‐bis(ethane‐1,2‐diamine)(oxamato‐κ²O¹,O²)cobalt(III) bis(trifluoromethanesulfonate) dihydrate, Co(C₂H₂NO₃)(C₂H₈N₂)₂](CF₃SO₃)₂·2H₂O, (I), and Λ(+)₅₇₈‐bis(ethane‐1,2‐diamine)oxamato(2−)‐κ²N,O¹]cobalt(III) trifluoromethanesulfonate, Co(C₂HNO₃)(C₂H₈N₂)₂]CF₃SO₃, (II), are compared. Together, the two complexes constitute the first pair of linkage isomers of bidentate oxamate available for structural comparison.