A dinuclear cyanide-bridged complex, [(DMF)4(H2O)3LuCo(CN)6]·H2O

Abstract

The crystal structure of the bimetallic cyanide bridged complex [(DMF)4(H2O)3LuCo(CN)6]·H2O (1) was obtained by single-crystal X-ray diffraction. The central lutetium(III) ion is eight coordinate arranged in a square antiprism while the cobalt(III) ion is six coordinate, oriented octahedrally. Molecules in the crystal lattice are held together by a network of hydrogen bonding. Crystallization of 1 occurs in the centrosymmetric monoclinic space group P21/c (No. 14) with a = 13.875(2), b = 8.8352(9), c = 24.633(2) A β = 96.392(8)° and Z = 4.