| Abstract: | The reaction of Co(OAc)2 with bpe and 4,4'-dpdo in an aqueous-alcohol solution affords the formation of red crystals of Co(H2O)2(bpe)(OAc)2](4,4'-dpdo (bpe = trans-1,2-bis(4- pyridyl)ethylene, 4,4'-dpdo = 4,4'-dipyridyl N,N'-oxide). The molecular and crystal structures were determined by single-crystal X-ray diffraction. The crystal is of triclinic, space group P with a = 7.6146(9), b = 8.6691(11), c = 10.344011 A, α = 88.311(3), β = 76.992(3), γ = 75.809(3)°, V = 644.7613 A3, Z = 1, C26H28CoN4O8, Mr = 583.45, Dc = 1.503 g/cm3, μ = 0.724 mm-1, F(000) = 303, T = 223(2) K, the final R = 0.0477 and wR = 0.1177 for 3199 observed reflections with I > 2σ(I). In the crystal the cobalt atom is six-coordinated by oxygen atoms from two carboxylic molecules, two nitrogen atoms from the bpe ligands and two water molecules, completing an octahedral geometry. The structure of the title complex consists of neutral chains containing cobalt(II) ions bridged by mutually trans bpe molecules. The adjacent chains are connected through weak hydrogen bonds to form a two-dimensional structure. |
