Synthesis and crystal structure of [Co(mpt)_2{P(OCH_3)_3}_2]BF_4 (Hmpt = 2-mercaptothiazoline)

The monomeric cobalt-phosphite-thiolato complex [ Co (mpt)2 {P (OCH3 )3 }2 ] BF4 (Hmpt = 2-mercaptothiazoline) has been prepared and characterized by X-ray crystallography. The complex crystallizes in the monoclinic space group C2/c with a= 0.8078(5), b=2.6020(18), c=1.2191(7) nm, β= 99.38 (1)°, V= 2.528(3) nm3, and Z = 4. The structure comprises discrete cations [Co(mpt)2{P(OCH3)3}2.] and anions BF4- , in which the cobalt (Ⅲ) atom is coordinated to two chelate mpt- and two as-oriented monodentate P(OCH3)3 ligands in a highly distorted octahedral geometry. The most distorted angles are S(2)-Co(1)-S(2a) of 162.23(10)° and N(1)-Co(1)-S(2) of 71. 47 (13)°, the latter is caused by the geometric constraint of the bidentate ligand mpt- . Cyclic voltammetry has been used to study the electrochemical behavior of the title complex on the R electrode in MeCN solution with 0.1 mol·L-1 of Bun4NBF4 as electrolyte. The results indicate that the title complex is unstable in MeCN.     

Coordination Chemistry of Acrylamide: 1. Cobalt(II) Chloride Complexes with Acrylamide – Synthesis and Crystal Structures

The molecular structures of blue dichloro‐tetrakis(acrylamide) cobalt(II), [Co{O‐OC(NH₂)CH=CH₂}₄Cl₂] ( 1 ) and pink hexakis(acrylamide)cobalt(II) tetrachlorocobaltate(II), [Co{O‐OC‐(NH₂)CH=CH₂}₆][CoCl₄] ( 2 ), characterized by single X‐ray diffraction, IR spectroscopy and elemental analyses, are described. The coordination of Co^II in 1 involves a tetragonally distorted octahedral structure with four O‐donor atoms of acrylamide in the equatorial positions and two chloride ions in the apical positions. The second complex 2 in ionic form contains Co^II cations surrounded by an octahedral array of O‐coordinated acrylamide ligands, accompanied by a [CoCl₄]^2? anion.     

Cobalt(II) and Cobalt(III) Tri‐tert‐butoxysilanethiolates. Synthesis,Properties, Crystal and Molecular Structures of [Co{μ‐SSi(OBut)3}{SSi(OBut)3}(NH3)]2 and [Co{SSi(OBut)3}2(NH3)4][SSi(OBut)3] Complexes

The heteroleptic neutral tri‐tert‐butoxysilanethiolate of cobalt(II) incorporating ammonia as additional ligand ( 1 ) has been prepared by the reaction of a cobalt(II) ammine complex with tri‐tert‐butoxysilanethiol in water. Complex 1 , dissolved in hexane, undergoes oxidation in an ammonia saturated atmosphere to the ionic cobalt(III) compound 2 . Molecular and crystal structures of 1 and 2 have been determined by single crystal X‐ray structural analysis. 1 forms a dimeric molecule [Co{μ‐SSi(OBu^t)₃}{SSi(OBu^t)₃}(NH₃)]₂ with a folded central Co₂S₂ ring and distorted tetrahedral ligand arrangement at both Co^II atoms (CoNS₃ core). The product 2 is composed of the octahedral Co^III complex cation [Co{SSi(OBu^t)₃}₂(NH₃)₄]⁺ and the tri‐tert‐butoxysilanethiolate anion. Within the crystal two pairs of ions interact by hydrogen bonds forming well separated entities. 1 and 2 are the first structurally characterized cobalt thiolates where metal is also bonded to ammonia and 2 is the first cobalt(III) silanethiolate.     

Solvatothermal Syntheses and Structural Characterizations of Polyoxoalkoxometalates: The Heptanuclear [{Fe(OH)(CH3CN)2} Fe6OCl6{(OCH2)3CCH2OH}4], the Decanuclear [Fe10O2Cl8{(OCH2)3CCH2CH3}6], and the Bimetallic [(VO)2Fe8O2Cl6{(OCH2)3CCH2CH3}6]

Solvatothermal syntheses have been exploited to effect the isolation of three novel polyoxoalkoxometalate clusters, [{Fe(OH)(CH₃CN)₂} Fe₆OCl₆{(OCH₂)₃CCH₂OH}₄] (1), [Fe₁₀O₂Cl₈{(OCH₂)₃CCH₂CH₃}₆] (2), and [(VO)₂Fe₈O₂Cl₆{(OCH₂)₃CCH₂CH₃}₆] (3). The structure of 1 may be described as a hexametalate core {Fe₆OCl₆}¹⁰⁺, consisting of a octahedral arrangement of chloride ligands encasing an octahedron of six Fe(III) sites, with a central oxo group. The remaining four coordination sites at each octahedral iron center are occupied by doubly bridging oxygen donors from the trisalkoxo ligands. One triangular face of this substructure, defined by three oxygen atoms, from three adjacent trisalkoxo ligands, is capped by the {Fe(OH)(CH₃CN)₂}²⁺ subunit. The structure of 2 is based on the decametalate core of edge-sharing octahedra. The eight peripheral Fe(III) sites of the cluster bond to four oxygen donors from the trisalkoxo ligands, a terminal Cl^– ligand, and one of the ⁶-oxo groups. The two central iron sites are linked to four oxygen donors from the trisalkoxo ligands and to both of the ⁶-oxo groups. Cluster 3 is structurally related to 2 with two {FeCl}²⁺ units replaced by {VO}²⁺ groups.     

Dinuclear Zn(II) and tetranuclear Co(II) complexes of a tetradentate N2O2 Schiff base ligand: Synthesis,crystal structure,characterization, DFT studies,cytotoxicity evaluation,and catalytic activity toward benzyl alcohol oxidation

Two novel dinuclear Zn(II) and tetranuclear Co(II) complexes of a tetradentate N₂O₂ Schiff base ligand (H₂ L = N,N′-bis-(4-hydroxysalicylidene)-1,3-diaminopropane) were prepared. The structures of the H₂ L ligand, [4(Zn₂ L (μ-O₂CCH₃)(O₂CCH₃)(H₂O))]⋅4CH₃OH⋅3H₂O (complex 1 ) and [Co₄ L ₂(μ-O₂CCH₃)₂(O₂CCH₃)₂]⋅2H₂O (complex 2 ) were unambiguously characterized by elemental analysis, mass spectrometry, Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR), ¹H nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR), and UV–Vis spectroscopy. Single crystal X-ray diffraction studies revealed that two Zn(II) nuclei of 1 were connected through μ-phenolato and μ-acetato bridges and had distorted square pyramidal and distorted octahedral coordination geometries. Four Co(II) nuclei of 2 , on the contrary, showed a Co₄O₄ cubane-like configuration in which Co(II) cations and O atoms were located at alternating corners of a distorted cube. Density functional theory studies at the B3LYP/6–31 G(d) level were carried out to gain an insight into the thermodynamic stability of the complexes. in vitro cytotoxicity of the ligand and the complexes were evaluated using the MTT assay against breast cancer MCF7 cells, melanoma cancer A375 cells, and prostate cancer PC3 cells as representative human cancer cell lines. Complex 1 showed a remarkable activity against A375 and PC3 cancer cell lines. In addition, 1 and 2 were used as precursors to produce zinc and cobalt oxide nanoparticles via pyrolysis technique. The resulting ZnO and Co₃O₄ nanoparticles were characterized using FT-IR spectroscopy, UV–Vis diffuse reflectance spectroscopy, powder X-ray diffraction, and field emission scanning electron microscopy. Then, these nanoparticles were used as heterogeneous catalysts in the oxidation of benzyl alcohol with hydrogen peroxide at room temperature. Both catalysts showed good recyclability with a negligible decrease in their efficiency during four catalytic cycles. The results of theoretical calculations showed that the most stable product was benzaldehyde, which is in good agreement with the obtained experimental results.     

Preconcentration of trace amounts of cobalt (II) ions in water and agricultural products samples using of 5-(4-dimethylaminobenzylidene) rhodanin modified SBA-15 sorbent prior to FAAS determination

In the present study, the ?5-(4-dimethylaminobenzylidene)rhodanin-modified SBA-15? was applied as stable solid sorbent for the separation and preconcentration of trace amounts of cobalt ions in aqueous solution. SBA-15 was modified by ?5-(4-dimethylaminobenzylidene)rhodanin reagent. The sorption of Co²⁺ ions was done onto modified sorbent in the pH range of 6.8–7.9 and desorption occurred in 5.0 mL of 3.0 mol L^?1 HNO₃. The results exhibit a linear dynamic range from 0.01 to 6.0 mg L^?1 for cobalt. Intra-day (repeatability) and inter-day (reproducibility) for 10 replicated determination of 0.06 mg L^?1 of cobalt was ±1.82% and ?±1.97%?. Detection limit was 4.2 µg L^?1 (3S_b, n = 5) and preconcentration factor was 80. The effects of the experimental parameters, including the sample pH, flow rates of sample and eluent solution, eluent type and interference ions were studied for the preconcentration of Co²⁺. The proposed method was applied for the determination of cobalt in standard samples, water samples and agricultural products.     

Synthesis,crystal structure,and properties of a μ3-oxo-trichromium(III) propionate cluster with pyrazole

A new μ₃-oxo trinuclear chromium(III) propionate cluster, [Cr₃(μ₃-O)(O₂CCH₂CH₃)₆(pyr)₃]NO₃·0.25(H₂O) (1), has been synthesized by reaction of a μ₃-oxo trinuclear chromium(III) propionate precursor [Cr₃(μ₃-O)(O₂CCH₂CH₃)₆(H₂O)₃]NO₃ with a pyrazol ligand (pyr) and characterized by IR spectroscopy, single-crystal X-ray structure determination, and thermal analysis. Magnetic susceptibility and magnetization studies revealed antiferromagnetic exchange interactions within the trinuclear Cr(III) cluster (J = ?11.9 cm^?1) and determined the electronic ground state (S = ½) of the compound.     

Penicillamine and captopril: mechanistic exploration of defensive actions of thiol drugs against a metal bound-superoxo complex

In acid-media ([H⁺] = 0.01–0.06 M), each of the thiol compounds, D-penicillamine (PEN, L_PH₂) and captopril (CAP, L_CH₂) exist in several proton-dependent forms which can reduce the superoxo complex [(en)(dien)Co^III(O₂)Co^III(en)(dien)]⁵⁺ (1) to the corresponding peroxo [(en)(dien)Co^III(O₂)Co^III(en)(dien)]⁴⁺ (2) or the hydroperoxo complex [(en)(dien)Co^III(OOH)Co^III(en)(dien)]⁵⁺ (3). The observed first-order rate constants, k_o,P and k_o,C for PEN and CAP increase with the increase in [T_PEN] and [T_CAP] (which are the analytical concentrations of the respective thiols) but decrease with the increase in the media-acidity ([H⁺]) and the media ionic strength (I). The protolytic equilibria in aqueous solution allow several potentially reducing forms to coexist for both PEN (L_PH₃⁺, L_PH₂, L_PH^?, and L_P^2?) and CAP (L_CH₂, L_CH^?, L_C^2?) but the kinetic analyses reveal that the order of reactivity for the species are L_PH₃⁺ ~ L_PH₂ <<< L_PH^? and L_CH₂ < L_CH^? <<< L_C^2?, respectively. The predominance and higher reactivities of the anionic species, L_PH^? and L_C^2? are supported by the negative slopes of the plots of k_o,P or k_o,C versus I. Moreover, a large value of k_H/k_D for PEN suggests an inner-sphere electroprotic reaction pathway while the absence of such effect for CAP strongly supports an outer-sphere electron transfer reaction. These propositions are supported by the structural features of L_PH^? and L_C^2?.     

Synthesis,Structures and Magnetic Properties of Two Binuclear Cobalt(II) Complexes Bridged by Bis(p‐nitrophenyl) Phosphate or Diphenylphosphinate Ion

Two new binuclear cobalt(II) complexes, [Co₂ L¹ (μ₂‐DPP)]²⁺ ( 1 ) (H L¹ = N, N, N′, N′‐ tetrakis (2‐benzimidazolylmethyl)‐2‐hydroxyl ‐1,3‐diaminopropane; DPP = diphenylphosphinate) and [Co₂ L² (μ₂‐BNPP)₂]⁺ ( 2 ) (H L² = 2,6‐bis‐[N,N‐di(2‐ pyridylmethyl)aminomethyl]‐4‐methylphenol, BNPP = bis(4‐nitrophenyl)phosphate) have been synthesized and their crystal structures and magnetic properties are shown. In 1 , each Co^II atom has a distorted trigonal bipyramidal coordination sphere with a N₃O₂ donor set and the central two Co^II atoms are bridged by one alkoxo‐O atom and one μ₂‐DPP ion with the Co1‐Co2 separation of 3.542Å. In 2 , each Co^II atom has a pseudo octahedral environment with a N₃O₃ donor set and the central two Co^II atoms are bridged by a phenolic oxygen atom of L² and two μ₂‐BNPP ions with the Co1‐Co2 separation of 3.667Å. Susceptibility data of 1 and 2 indicate intramolecular antiferromagnetic coupling of the high‐spin Co^II atoms.     

Coordination compounds based on CAPh type ligand: synthesis,structural characteristics and luminescence properties of tetrakis-complexes CsLnL4 with dimethylbenzoylamidophosphate

Searching for prospective luminescent materials, the series of new lanthanide coordination compounds CsLnL₄ (Ln = La, Pr, Nd, Sm – Er, and Yb; L^? = {C₆H₅CONPO(OCH₃)₂}^-) was synthesized. X-ray diffraction studies of CsNdL₄ and CsYbL₄ have been performed establishing polymeric structures of the tetrakis-complexes built from [LnL₄]^? anions and cesium cations functioning as linkers. The IR, absorption, emission, excitation spectra, and decay time measurements at 298 and 77 K, as well as thermal gravimetric analyses, were used to characterize the complexes.     

A Pentanuclear Cobalt Complex with two [CoII(CH3O)3]– Units Wrapping a Triangular [CoIII3O]7+ Core: Synthesis,Structure, and Magnetic Properties

The reaction of Hppko (Hppko = phenyl 2‐pyridyl ketone oxime) and CoCl₂ · 6H₂O in the CH₃OH solvent with the presence of triethylamine (NEt₃) at room temperature and the exposure to air resulted in the formation of a new pentanuclear, mixed‐valence cobalt complex with the molecular formula [{Co^II(CH₃O)₃}₂{Co^III₃(μ₃‐O)(ppko)₃}Cl₂]. X‐ray single crystal analysis displays a trigonal bipyramid configuration with the terminal two Co^II ions wrapping an triangle [Co^III₃O]⁷⁺ core. The intermolecular C–H ··· O and C–H ··· Cl interactions form a 2D network framework. The analysis of magnetic susceptibility revealed the dominant antiferromagnetic interactions and strong orbital contribution of Co^II ions.     

Synthesis, crystal structures and electrochemical properties of CoIII complexes with hexadentate ligand containing thioether-amidopyridyl donor set

Two new cobalt(III) complexes of the hexadentate ligand [1,4-bis[o-(pyridine-2-carboxamidophenyl)]-1,4-dithiobutane] (H₂bpctb) with N₄S₂ donor set atoms have been synthesized. A reaction of Co(CH₃COO)₂·4H₂O with (H₂bpctb) leads to the formation of [Co^III(bpctb)]PF₆ (1) having a CoN₂(pyridine)N′₂(amide)S₂(thioether) coordination by symmetric bpctb^2? ligand. A similar reaction under slightly different conditions, however, gives [Co^III(L ^a )(L ^b )] (2), resulting from a C–S bond cleavage reaction triggered by an acetate ion as a base, having CoN₂(pyridine)N′₂(amide)S(thioether)S′(thiolate) coordination. These two Co(III) complexes have been characterized by elemental analyses and spectroscopic methods, and the crystal and molecular structures of [Co^III(bpctb)]PF₆ (1) in the form of the solvate (1·MeOH·H₂O) and of [Co^III(L ^a )(L ^b )] (2) have been determined by X-ray crystallography. The Co atoms of both complexes exhibit distorted octahedral geometry. The electrochemical investigation of [Co(bpctb)]PF₆·MeOH·H₂O (1·MeOH·H₂O) and [Co^III(L ^a )(L ^b )] (2) by cyclic voltammetry reveals a reversible Co^III–Co^II redox process at E _1/2 = ?0.32 V (ΔE _p = 80 mV); for 1, and E _1/2 = ?0. 87 V (ΔE _p = 70 mV) for 2.     

Rhenium-Komplexe von Sauerstoffchelatliganden: Ein Weg zu neuen Radiopharmaka?

Rhenium Complexes Stabilized by Tris-chelating Oxygen Ligands: Potential New Radiopharmaca? Ris-chelating oxygen ligands of the general formula L^? = [(C₅H₄R)Co{P(O)R′R″}₃]^? (R = COOCH₃, COOH and R′ = OCH₃; R = H and R′ = O(CH₂)₅COOCH₃, O(CH₂)₅COOH; R″ = OCH₃) have been synthesized. These ligands L^? and others of the same type have been used to prepare the rhenium oxo complexes [LReO₃] and [LReOX₂] (X = Cl, Br, I). In order to judge their use in radioimmunotherapy the corresponding complexes containing radioactive rhenium isotopes have also been synthesized. The rhenium(VII) as well as the diamagnetic rhenium(V) complexes are stable in air in the solid state as well as in organic solvents. They hydrolyze slowly in water to yield perrhenic acid. The X-ray structures of the sodium salt Na[(C₅H₄COOCH₃)Co{P(O)(OCH₃)₂}₃] and of the rhenium complex [LReOBr₂] (R = H, R′ = R″ = OCH₃) have been determined. The sodium salt crystallizes in trimeric units with the composition [(NaL)₃ · 3 H₂O]. Each sodium has a distorted octahedral oxygen coordination. In [LReOBr₂] the ReO₄Br₂ octahedron is only slightly distorted.     

Tris‐Functionalized Hybrid Anderson Polyoxometalates: Synthesis,Characterization, Hydrolytic Stability and Inversion of Protein Surface Charge

Single‐ and double‐sided functionalized hybrid organic–inorganic Anderson polyoxomolybdates with Ga^III and Fe^III positioned as central heteroatoms have been synthesized in a mild, two‐step synthesis in an aqueous medium. Compounds 1 – 4 were isolated as hydrated salts, [TBA]₃[GaMo₆O₁₈(OH)₃{(OCH₂)₃CCH₂OH}]×12 H₂O ( 1 ) (TBA=tetrabutylammonium), Na₃[FeMo₆O₁₈{(OCH₂)₃CCH₂OH}₂]×11 H₂O ( 2 ), [TMA]₂[GaMo₆O₁₈(OH)₃{(OCH₂)₃CNH₃}]×7 H₂O ( 3 ) (TMA=tetramethylammonium), and Na[TMA]₂[FeMo₆O₁₈(OH)₃{(OCH₂)₃CNH₃}](OH)×6 H₂O ( 4 ). All the compounds were characterized based on single‐crystal X‐ray diffraction (SXRD), FTIR, UV/Vis, thermogravimetric, ESI‐MS, NMR, and elemental analyses. Compound 1 was also crystallized with two smaller organic cations, giving [TMA]₃[GaMo₆O₁₈(OH)₃{(OCH₂)₃CCH₂OH}]×n H₂O ( 5 ) and [GDM]₃[GaMo₆O₁₈(OH)₃{(OCH₂)₃CCH₂OH}]×n H₂O ( 6 ) (GDM=guanidinium) and were characterized based on UV/Vis, NMR, FTIR, and elemental analyses. The use of these compounds as additives in macromolecular crystallography was investigated by examining their hydrolytic stability by using ESI‐MS in a pH range of 4 to 9. Sodium dodecyl sulfate‐polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (SDS‐PAGE) analysis showed that BSA remains intact in a solution containing up to 100 equivalents of 1 or 4 over more than four days at 20 °C. Zeta potential measurements demonstrate that 1 – 4 induce charge inversions on the positively charged surface of BSA (1 mg mL^?1) with concentrations starting as low as 1.29 mM for compounds 1 and 2 , which have the highest negative surface charge.     

Synthesis,Structure and Magnetic Properties of Two Cobalt(II) Dicyanamide (dca) Complexes with Heterocyclic Nitrogen Donors Tetra(2‐pyridyl)pyrazine (tppz) and 2,4,6‐Tri(2‐pyridyl)‐1,3,5‐triazine (tptz): [Co2(tppz)(dca)4]·CH3CN and [Co(tptz)(dca)(H2O)](dca)

Two new transition metal dicyanamide complexes [Co₂(tppz)(dca)₄]·CH₃CN ( 1 ) [tppz=tetra(2‐pyridyl)pyrazine, dca=dicyanamide] and [Co(tptz)(dca)(H₂O)](dca) ( 2 ) [tptz=2,4,6‐tri(2‐pyridyl)‐1,3,5‐triazine] were synthesized and characterized by single crystal X‐ray diffraction analysis. In 1 each cobalt(II) atom is coordinated to three dca anions and one tppz molecule to form a distorted octahedral geometry, the neigbour two cobalt(II) atoms are bridged by one tppz ligand to form a dimer, then the cobalt(II) atoms in each dimer are joined together to form a ladder chain structure. In 2 the coordination geometry around the central metal is also distorted octahedral, each cobalt(II) atom is coordinated by two dca anions, one tptz molecule and one water ligand to form a cationic part, and the cationic part is linked with the free dca anions via the electrostatic attraction to give an infinite chain structure. Magnetic susceptibility measurement in the range of 2–300 K indicates that there are antiferromagnetic couplings between adjacent metal ions in 1 (T>29 K, (=?9.78 K, C=4.92 cm³·K·mol^?1) and ferromagnetic couplings in 2 (T>150 K, (=7.97 K, C=2.59 cm³·K·mol^?1) respectively.     

Synthesis,crystal structures,spectroscopic studies and antibacterial properties of a series of mononuclear cobalt(III) Schiff base complexes

New complexes of cobalt(III) with the tridentate and tetradentate Schiff base ligands: 3-methoxy-2-{(Z)[(2-hydroxyphenyl)imino]methyl}phenol (H₂L¹), 4-[(2-hydroxyphenyl)imino]-2-pentanone (H₂L²); and 2-((E)-1-(2-((E)-1-(2-hydroxy-4,5-dimethylphenyl)ethylideneamino)ethylimino)ethyl)-4,5 dimethylphenol (H₂L³), namely [Co^III(L¹)(N-MeIm)₃]PF₆ (1), [Co^III(L¹)(py)₃]ClO₄ (2), [Co(L¹)(py)₃][Co(L¹)₂] (3) and [Co^III(L²)(N-MeIm)₃]PF₆ (4) and [Co(L³)(N-MeIm)₂]PF₆ (5), were synthesized and characterized by physico-chemical and spectroscopic methods. The crystal structures of the complexes were determined by X-ray crystallography. In each of these complexes, the cobalt(III) centre has a slightly distorted octahedral environment, utilizing all available coordination centres of the ligands. The complexes were also screened for in vitro antibacterial activities against four human pathogenic bacteria, and their minimum inhibitory concentrations indicated good antibacterial activities.     

Di‐μ‐acetato‐O:O′‐di‐μ‐acetato‐O,O′:O′‐bis­{[(cyclo­penta­dienyl)tris­(di­methyl­phosphito‐P)­cobalt‐O,O′,O′′]neodymium(III)}

In the title compound, [{η⁵‐CpCo[P(O)(OMe)₂]₃}Nd(O₂CCH₃)₂]₂, with a centrosymmetric mol­ecule, each Nd atom has an eight‐coordination environment, surrounded by a tripodal {L_OMe = CpCo[P(O)(OMe)₂]₃} and four bridging acetato ligands. The coordination geometry around each Nd centre is described as a distorted square‐antiprism and the two different types of acetato ligands have μ‐O:O′‐ and μ‐O,O′:O′‐acetato coordination modes. The Nd—O distances are in the range 2.378 (4)–2.594 (5) Å and the Nd?Nd distance is 3.9913 (6) Å.     

Synthesis and characterization of nitrogen-containing Lewis base adducts of bis(O,O′-dialkylmonoselenophosphato)cobalt(II) complexes

The adducts of bis(O,O′-dialkylmonoselenophosphato)cobalt(II) complexes, Co{O(Se)P(OR)₂}₂(L)₄ (where R?=?n-Pr, i-Pr; L?=?C₅H₅N, NC₅H₄Me-2, NC₅H₄Me-3), were synthesized by in situ reactions of CoCl₂?·?6H₂O, Lewis base, and NaO(Se)P(OR)₂. The single crystal structure of Co{O(Se)P(OⁱPr)₂}₂(C₅H₅N)₄ shows distorted octahedral geometry around cobalt(II) and monoselenophosphates are trans. The CoN₄ forms a square plane. These bis(O,O′-dialkylmonoselenophosphato)cobalt(II) adducts were characterized by elemental analyses, spectroscopic techniques (UV-Vis, infrared, ¹H and ³¹P), and magnetic moment measurements.     

Ladder-shaped mono-organooxotin assemblies from n -butylstannanoic acid and 2,4,5-trifluoro-3-methoxybenzonic acid

A new ladder structure of [(n-BuSn(O)O₂CC₆HF₃OCH₃)₂-n-BuSn(O₂CC₆HF₃OCH₃)₃]₂ (1) has been synthesized and characterized by elemental analysis, IR, ¹H, ¹³C, ¹¹⁹Sn NMR spectra and X-ray crystallography. All the tin atoms are six-coordinate and display distorted octahedral geometry. A series of C–H ;··· ;F and π–π stacking interactions play an important function in the supramolecular aggregation.