The structure of [Co(H-tptz)Cl3]·H2O (tptz=2,4,6-tri(2-pyridyl)-1,3,5-triazine) prepared by crystallization from the ionic liquid, N-butyl-N-methyl-pyrrolidinium bis(trifluoromethanesulfonyl)imide

The structure of tris-chloro[2,6-bis(2′-pyridyl)-4-(2′-pyridinium)-1,3,5-triazine]cobalt(II) monohydrate, [Co(C₁₈H₁₃N₆)Cl₃]·H₂O (C2/c (No. 15), a=7.783(11), b=22.42(3), c=11.001(15) ?, β=90.05(2)°), crystallized from the open air reaction of CoCl₂ and 2,4,6-tri(2-pyridyl)-1,3,5-triazine in the ionic liquid, N-butyl-N-methyl-pyrrolidinium bis(trifluoromethanesulfonyl)imide is reported. The structure consists of six coordinate cobalt in an octahedral geometry bonded to the tridentate tptz ligand and three chlorines. The non-coordinating pyridyl group in the tptz ligand is protonated (with the protonated nitrogen crystallographically disordered over two possible sites), providing overall charge neutrality for the complex.