Acta Cryst. (2004). E60, m498-m500  [ doi:10.1107/S1600536804004982 ]

(1H-Benzotriazole-N³)trichlorocobalt(III)-1H-benzotriazole-water (1/1/1)

Z.-F. Zhang, L.-X. Li, X.-Q. Wang, C.-Z. Xie, R.-J. Wang and G.-Q. Shen

Abstract: The title compound, the new phase [CoCl₃(BTA)]·BTA·H₂O (BTA is benzotriazole, C₆H₅N₃), has been synthesized and characterized by X-ray single-crystal diffraction methods. In the monomeric complex, the Co³⁺ ion is four-coordinated by three Cl^- anions and one N atom of the BTA, forming a distorted tetrahedral coordination. There are also uncoordinated BTA molecules in the crystal structure, lying between the parallel ring planes of the coordinated BTA ligands and involved in - interactions. The asymmetric unit, which is the entire unit cell in space group P1, contains two molecules each of the complex, uncoordinated BTA and water.

Online 31 March 2004

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