Figure 8
Packing diagram for hexaaquacobalt(II) bis(4-carboxybenzenesulfonate) (CSD refcode ONOSUG; Wagner & Merzweiler, 2010) viewed along [010] with dimeric hydrogen-bonded pillars. Layers of cations parallel to (001) are held together by hydrogen bonds involving the sulfonate groups. Direct and strong cation–cation hydrogen bonds are responsible for [100] chains with O⋯O distances of 2.86 Å and O—H⋯O angles of 175.0°. Adjacent neutral layers are further connected through hydrogen bonds involving the terminal carboxylic groups of the anions. |