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. 2015 Aug 22;71(Pt 9):1064-6.
doi: 10.1107/S2056989015014127. eCollection 2015 Sep 1.

Crystal structure of bis-(2-methyl-1H-imidazol-3-ium) tetra-chlorido-cobaltate(II)

Mouhamadou Birame Diop  1 , Libasse Diop  1 , Thierry Maris  2
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Crystal structure of bis-(2-methyl-1H-imidazol-3-ium) tetra-chlorido-cobaltate(II)

Mouhamadou Birame Diop et al. Acta Crystallogr E Crystallogr Commun. .

Abstract

The asymmetric unit of the title compound, (C4H7N2)2[CoCl4], consists of two 2-methyl-imidazolium cations and one tetra-hedral [CoCl4](2-) anion. The anions and cations inter-act through N-H⋯Cl hydrogen bonds to define layers with a stacking direction along [100]. Besides van der Waals forces, weak C-H⋯Cl inter-actions between these layers stabilize the crystal packing.

Keywords: cobalt complex; crystal structure; hydrogen bonds; organic–inorganic hybrid compound.

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Figure 1
Figure 1
The mol­ecular components in the structure of the title compound, with displacement ellipsoids drawn at the 50% probability level. Hydrogen bonds of the N—H⋯Cl type are drawn as black dotted lines.
Figure 2
Figure 2
Partial packing diagram of the title structure viewed approximately along [010], showing two layers. Hydrogen bonds of the type N—H⋯Cl are drawn as black dotted lines.
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