Acta Cryst. (2002). C58, i129-i131 [ doi:10.1107/S0108270102013094 ]
Abstract: The title compounds, hexaaquacobalt(II) bis(hypophosphite), [Co(H2O)6](H2PO2)2, and hexaaquacobalt(II)/nickel(II) bis(hypophosphite), [Co0.5Ni0.5(H2O)6](H2PO2)2, are shown to adopt the same structure as hexaaquamagnesium(II) bis(hypophosphite). The packing of the Co(Ni) and P atoms is the same as in the structure of CaF2. The CoII(NiII) atoms have a pseudo-face-centred cubic cell, with a = b 
10.3 Å, and the P atoms occupy the tetrahedral cavities. The central metal cation has a slightly distorted octahedral coordination sphere. The geometry of the hypophosphite anion in the structure is very close to ideal, with point symmetry mm2. Each O atom of the hypophosphite anion is hydrogen bonded to three water molecules from different cation complexes, and each H atom of the hypophosphite anion is surrounded by three water molecules from further different cation complexes.
Formula: [Co(H2O)6](H2PO2)2 and [Co0.5Ni0.5(H2O)6](H2PO2)2
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