Tris(1,10-phenanthroline-κ2 N,N′)cobalt(II) bis(2,4,5-tricarboxybenzoate) monohydrate

Abstract

In the complex cation of the title salt, [Co(C12H8N2)3](C10H5O8)2·H2O, the CoII cation is situated on a twofold rotation axis and is coordinated in a distorted octahedral manner by six N atoms from three chelating 1,10-phenanthroline (phen) ligands. In the crystal, the non-coordinating 2,4,5-tricarboxybenzoate anions interact with each other via O—H...O hydrogen bonds, generating a two-dimensional network parallel to (100). Adjacent sheets are connected by waterO—H...Ocarboxylate hydrogen bonds, resulting in a three-dimensional network structure that surrounds the complex cations.