A new coordination mode of 6-methylnicotinic acid intrans-tetraaquabis(6-methylpyridine-3-carboxylato-κO)cobalt(II) tetrahydrate
摘要:
The title compound, [Co(C7H6NO2)(2)(H2O)(4)]center dot 4H(2)O, contains a Co-II ion lying n a crystallographic inversion centre. The Co-II ion is octahedrally coordinated by two 6-methylpyridine-3carboxylate ligands in axial positions [Co-O = 2.0621 (9) angstrom] and by four water molecules in the equatorial plane [Co-O = 2.1169 (9) and 2.1223 (11) angstrom]. There are also four uncoordinated water molecules. The 6-methylpyridine-3-carboxylate ligands are bound to the Co-II ion in a monodentate manner through a carboxylate O atom. There is one strong intramolecular O-H center dot center dot center dot O hydrogen bond, and six strong intermolecular hydrogen bonds of type O-H center dot center dot center dot O and one of type O-H center dot center dot center dot N in the packing, resulting in a complex threedimensional supramolecular structure.