TY - JOUR
T1 - A new anion, [Hg2(SCN)7]3-: First synthesis, spectroscopic characterization and X-ray structure determination of [Co(NH3)6][Hg2(SCN)7]
AU - Bala, R
AU - Sharma, RP
AU - Sharma, R
AU - Kariuki, Benson
PY - 2006/8/1
Y1 - 2006/8/1
N2 - The reaction of [Co(NH3)(6)]Cl-3 with a mixture of HgCl2 and NH4SCN in 1:2:8 molar ratio in hot aqueous medium leads to formation of a new complex salt, [Co(NH3)(6)][Hg-2(SCN)(7)] (1) in 70% yield. This hexaamminecobalt(III) complex salt has been characterized by elemental analyses, solubility measurement and spectroscopic techniques (e.g. UV/Visible, IR and C-13 NMR). Single crystal X-ray structure determination of 1 revealed the presence of discrete [Co(NH3)(6)](3+) cation and a new anion, [Hg-2(SCN)(7)](3-). This is the first report of a complex salt containing the new anion. The crystal lattice of the complex salt is stabilized by electrostatic forces of attraction and N-H center dot center dot center dot N (thiocyanate) hydrogen bonding interactions. (C) 2006 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
AB - The reaction of [Co(NH3)(6)]Cl-3 with a mixture of HgCl2 and NH4SCN in 1:2:8 molar ratio in hot aqueous medium leads to formation of a new complex salt, [Co(NH3)(6)][Hg-2(SCN)(7)] (1) in 70% yield. This hexaamminecobalt(III) complex salt has been characterized by elemental analyses, solubility measurement and spectroscopic techniques (e.g. UV/Visible, IR and C-13 NMR). Single crystal X-ray structure determination of 1 revealed the presence of discrete [Co(NH3)(6)](3+) cation and a new anion, [Hg-2(SCN)(7)](3-). This is the first report of a complex salt containing the new anion. The crystal lattice of the complex salt is stabilized by electrostatic forces of attraction and N-H center dot center dot center dot N (thiocyanate) hydrogen bonding interactions. (C) 2006 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
KW - X-ray crystallography
KW - coordination chemistry
KW - spectroscopy
KW - cobalt(III)
KW - second sphere coordination
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U2 - 10.1016/j.inoche.2006.05.003
DO - 10.1016/j.inoche.2006.05.003
M3 - Article
VL - 9
SP - 852
EP - 855
JO - Inorganic Chemistry Communications
JF - Inorganic Chemistry Communications
IS - 8
ER -