Benchmark compounds. Structures of cobalt(II) complexes of triphenylphosphine- and triphenylarsine oxides

Cotton, Simon A. and Franckevicius, Vilius and Fawcett, John (2002) Benchmark compounds. Structures of cobalt(II) complexes of triphenylphosphine- and triphenylarsine oxides. Transition Metal Chemistry, 27 (1). pp. 38-41. ISSN 0340-4285

Abstract

The structures of the Co(OPPh3)(2)Cl-2, Co(OPPh3)(2)Br-2, Co(OPPh3)(2)I-2, Co(OAsPh3)(2)Br-2 and Co(OAsPh3)(2)(NO3)(2) complexes have been determined by X-ray diffraction methods; all have pseudo-tetrahedral co-ordination for cobalt.