Crystal and molecular structure of OC(CoC5H5)3(CF3CCCF3)

The structure of the title compound has been confirmed by an X-ray diffraction analysis, and refined by full-matrix least squares. The crystals are mono-clinic:a=9.171(3),b=25.176(15)c=9.192(3) Å,=117.08(3)°,Z=4,D_x=1.976g cm^–3,=2.66mm^¯1, space groupP2₁/n (No. 14). The finalR value is 5.7%. Interatomic distances and bond angles are compared with those reported in related molecules.The preferred name of this compound according to the IUPAC rules is₃-[11–2-bis(trifluoromethyl)vinylene]-₃-carbonyl-tris (-cyclopentadienyl)-triangulo-tricobalt.