Bis(dimethylglyoximato-N,N')[methyl (R)-ethanoato-C²][tris(2-cyanoethyl)phosphine-P]cobalt(III)

The title compound, [Co(C₄H₇N₂O₂)₂(C₄H₇O₂)(C₉H₁₂N₃P)], has been analyzed by X-ray diffraction to correlate the structure with the reactivity of the photoracemization on exposure to visible light. Although the crystal decomposed during the racemization, the size of the reaction cavity for the 1-methoxycarbonylethyl group explains the high reactivity.

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