Synthesis and crystal structure of tris(ethylenediamine)cobalt(III) bis(tetrachloroaurate(III)) chloride

The binary complex salt [Co(N₂C₂H₈)₃][AuCl₄]₂Cl has been synthesized. Its crystal structure has been determined. Crystal data for C₆H₂₄N₆Cl₉AuCo: a = 20.8976(14) Å, b = 14.4773(9) Å, c = 7.9944(5) Å; β = 110.809(2)°; V = 2260.9(3) ų, space group C2/c, Z = 4, d _calc = 2.798 g/cm³. The plane square environment of the gold atom of the complex anion is completed to a tetragonal pyramid by the chlorine atom of the neighboring complex anion (Au…Cl 3.538 Å). The structure is layered. Layers of complex cations and complex anions alternate along the X axis.     

Crystal structure of bis(2-(2-thiazolylazo)-4-methylphenol)cobalt(III)chloride.

The reaction between CoCl2 x 6H2O and 2-1-(2-thiazolylazo)-p-cresol (TAC) in acetone resulted in six coordinated cobalt(III) complex, [Co(TAC)2]Cl3. Two TAC ligands coordinate with cobalt ion forming four five membered chelate rings. The cobalt ion is octahedrally coordinated by a phenolic oxygen, azo nitrogen and nitrogen in thiazole rings. Three chloride ions are disordered.     

Organic amines reduce trans-dichlorotetrakis(pyridine)cobalt(III) chloride to cobalt(II)

Summary The reaction of dichlorotetrakis(pyridine)cobalt(III) chloride. [CoCl₂(Py)₄]Cl, with alkyl- or arylamines in EtOH or i-PrOH yielded [CoCl₂(Py)₂] in all cases. This reduction of Co^III to Co^II takes place only in the presence of the amines. [CoCl₂(Py)₂] in EtOH is oxidized by Cl₂ gas and in the presence of pyridine gives [CoCl₂(Py)₄] ⁺, while in pyridine alone [CoCl₂(Py)₄] is formed.     

Kinetics and mechanism of acid and base hydrolysis ofcis-chloro-(benzotriazole)bis(ethylenediamine)cobalt(III) andcis-chloro-(N-methylbenzotriazole)bis(ethylenediamine)cobalt(III) cations

Summary The kinetics of acid hydrolysis ofcis-[CoCl(btzH)(en)₂]²⁺ andcis-[CoCl(btzMe)(en)₂]²⁺ complexes (where btzH = benzotriazole, btzMe =N-methylbenzotriazole and en = ethylenediamine) have been investigated in HClO₄ at ionic strength 1 = 0.25 mol dm^–3 in the 30–40° range. In the 1.0 x 10^–1 to 1.0 X 10^–3 mol dm^–3 acid strength range, the rate of aquation of the [CoCl(btzH)(en)₂]²⁺ cation follows the relationship:-d ln[complex]/dt = k₁ + k₂K_NH[^H+]^–1, where k₁ and k₂ are aquation rate constants of the acid independent and acid dependent steps respectively, and K_NH is the acid dissociation constant of the coordinated benzotriazole.cis-[CoCl(btzMe)-(en)₂]²⁺ undergoes acid independent hydrolysis presumably due to the absence of a labile N-H proton. The base hydrolysis could be followed for thecis-[CoCl(btzMe)(en)₂]²⁺ complex only by measuring hydrolysis rates at 0°.     

Mixed-ligand cobalt(III) complexes derived from bis(dehydroacetato)ethylenediimine

Summary A hydroxocobalt(III) complex (1a), has been obtained by reaction of bis(dehydroacetato)ethylenediimine (H₂dhaen) with cobalt(II) hydroxide or acetate in the presence of air. Addition of a second complexing agent leads to the formation of a series of mixed-ligand complexes (2)-(26) having either the trans- or cis- configuration. In the cis- complexes, the quadridentate ligand dhaen adopts a nonplanar conformation. Configurations are distinguishable from characteristic differences in the electronic and n.m.r. spectra.     

B-Halogen derivatives of the bis(1,2-dicarbollyl)cobalt(III) anion

The halogenation of (C₂B₉H₁₁)₂Co^?Cs⁺ by elemental halogens in alcohol and γ-radiation-induced halogenation by CHBr₃, CH     

The first oxygen-bonded sulfenate ion: crystal and molecular structures of bis(ethylenediamine)(2-pyridinesulfenato-O)cobalt(III) and bis(ethylenediamine)(2-pyridinesulfinato-O)cobalt(III)

The first O-bonded sulfenate species [Co(en)2(py-SO-O)]2+ has been synthesized by isomerization of its S-bonded linkage isomer, [Co(en)2(pyridine-2-sulfenate-S]2+. The sulfenate ion in both forms is stabilized by coordination to the electropositive cobalt(III) ion. The driving force for the formation of the O-bonded sulfenate linkage isomer comes from the four to five membered ring expansion which accompanies the rearrangement. Crystal structures of the green O-sulfenate confirm the formulation and reveal varying amounts of a cocrystallized O-bonded sulfinate diastereomer. The cations have essentially identical structures except for the extra oxygen in the O-sulfinate. Differences in packing of cations and perchlorates give rise to two different structural types for the salts, corresponding to sulfenate-rich and sulfinate-rich phases.     

Electrochemical synthesis of halogen derivatives of bis(1,2-dicarbollyl)cobalt(III)

A convenient electrochemical method for the synthesis of 8,8-dihalogen derivatives of bis(1,2-dicarbollyl)cobalt(III) anion [8,8X₂-3,3-Co(1,2-C₂B₉H₁₀)]^– (X = Cl, Br, I) was developed. The method includes the electrolysis of a solution of alkaline metal halide and tetramethylammonium salt of bis(1,2-dicarbollyl)cobalt(III) in methanol at 50 °C in a one-compartment electrochemical cell with a nickel cathode and platinum anode.__________Published in Russian in Izvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 11, pp. 2448–2451, November, 2004.