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metal-organic compounds
The crystal structure of the title compound, (η5-cyclopentadienyl)[6-(1,2-dimercaptoethen-1-yl)-2-(N,N′-dimethylaminomethylideneamino-3-methylpteridin-4(3H)onato(2−)-S,S']cobalt(III) monohydrate, [Co(C5H5)(C12H12N6OS2)].H2O, shows the sulfur/cobalt-containing ring, the pteridine ring system and the pteridine-2-amino protecting group to be coplanar.