N,N,N',N'-Tetra-methyl-N,N'-dipropyl-ethane-1,2-diaminium tetra-chlorido-cobaltate(II)

Sari M Närhi; Jatta Kostamo; Janne Asikkala; Raija Oilunkaniemi; Risto S Laitinen

doi:10.1107/S1600536811050744

N,N,N',N'-Tetra-methyl-N,N'-dipropyl-ethane-1,2-diaminium tetra-chlorido-cobaltate(II)

Acta Crystallogr Sect E Struct Rep Online. 2011 Dec 1;67(Pt 12):m1887. doi: 10.1107/S1600536811050744. Epub 2011 Nov 30.

Authors

Sari M Närhi¹, Jatta Kostamo, Janne Asikkala, Raija Oilunkaniemi, Risto S Laitinen

Affiliation

¹ Department of Chemistry, PO Box 3000, FI-90014 University of Oulu, Finland.

Abstract

The crystal structure of the title compound, (C(12)H(30)N(2))[CoCl(4)], is composed of discrete (C(12)H(30)N(2))(2+) cations and [CoCl(4)](2-) anions. The asymmetric unit contains a half-cation and a half-anion. The atoms of the cation occupy general positions about an inversion centre, which is located at the midpoint of the central C-C bond. The Co atoms lie on a twofold rotation axis. The slightly distorted tetra-hedral coordination environment around the metal atom consists of two Cl atoms and their symmetry-related pairs.