Synthesis and structure of hexaaquacobalt bis(2-methyl-1H-imidazol-3-ium) tetraaquabis(benzene-1,3,5-tricarboxylato-κO)cobalt

Abstract

The title compound, (C4H7N2)2[Co(H2O)6][Co(C9H3O6)2(H2O)4] (1), was synthesized from cobalt(II) chloride, 1,3,5-benzene tricarboxylic acid (Hbtc) and 2-methyl-imidazole (H-2mIm) under ambient conditions. The structure of 1 is here reported and compared with the parent complex hexaaquacobalt bis(1H-imidazol-3-ium) tetraaquabis(benzene-1,3,5-tricarboxylato)cobalt (2).