Acta Cryst. (2008). E64, m1538  [ doi:10.1107/S1600536808036611 ]

Tris(phenanthroline-²N,N')cobalt(II) tetrafluoridoborate acetonitrile solvate

D. J. Harding, P. Harding and H. Adams

Abstract: In the crystal structure of the title compound, [Co(C₁₂H₈N₂)₃](BF₄)₂·CH₃CN, the molecular packing involves dimers of distorted octahedrally coordinated cations which are held together by one - [centroid-centroid = 3.542 (4) Å] and two C-H interactions [2.573 (4) Å] resulting in a P4AE (Parallel Fourfold Aryl Embrace) motif. The anions are found in aryl boxes formed from the phenanthroline ligands.

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