Acta Cryst. (2006). E62, m2301-m2302  [ doi:10.1107/S1600536806032016 ]

Acetonitrilebis(nitrato-²O,O')(1,10-phenanthroline)cobalt(II)

F. Thébault, A. J. Blake, N. R. Champness and M. Schröder

Abstract: In the title compound, [Co(NO₃)₂(C₂H₃N)(C₁₂H₈N₂)], the cobalt(II) centre adopts a seven-coordinate distorted pentagonal-bipyramidal geometry, being coordinated by a bidentate 1,10-phenanthroline, two bidentate nitrate anions and an acetonitrile ligand. The two axial sites are occupied by the acetonitrile ligand and one N-atom donor from the phenanthroline. The major distortions from ideal geometry occur within the equatorial plane, and are due to the narrow bite angle of the bidentate nitrate anions.

Online 23 August 2006

Copyright © International Union of Crystallography
IUCr Webmaster