Die Kristallstruktur von Trikobalt(II)-dihydroxidsulfat-dihydrat,Co3(OH)2(SO4)2 · 2 H2O

Tricobalt (II)-dihydroxidesulfate-dihydrate, Co₃(OH)₂(SO₄)₂ · 2H₂O, is orthorhombic: a = 7.21, b = 9.77, c = 12.86 Å, V = 905.9 ų, space group D-Pbcm with four formula units per cell. The atomic positions have been determined by threedimensional Patterson and Fourier synthesis and full-matrix least-squares refinement of single crystal X-ray diffraction data. The structure shows infinite chains 001] of Co? O octahedra sharing one edge with each other. These chains are linked together by alternating SO₄ tetrahedra and additional Co? O octahedra, thus giving rise to a three-dimensional network of polyhedra. There is no similarity to the well known layer structures of most hydroxide salts of divalent metals. The SO₄ tetrahedra are regular while the Co? O octahedra show considerable distortion. The water molecule is coordinated to one Co atom and bonded to sulfate oxygen by two weak hydrogen bridges.