Abstract
The structure of the title salt, (C8H10NO)2[CoCl4], is isotypic with the analogous cuprate(II) structure. The asymmetric unit contains one 4-acetylanilinium cation and one half of a tetrachloridocobaltate(II) anion for which the CoII atom and two Cl− ligands lie on a mirror plane. The Co—Cl distances in the distorted tetrahedral anion range from 2.2519 (6) to 2.2954 (9) Å and the Cl—Co—Cl angles range from 106.53 (2) to 110.81 (4)°. In the crystal, cations are self-assembled by intermolecular N—H⋯O hydrogen-bonding interactions, leading to a C(8) chain motif with the chains running parallel to the b axis. π–π stacking interactions between benzene rings, with a centroid-to-centroid distance of 3.709 Å, are also observed along this direction. The CoCl4 2− anions are sandwiched between the cationic chains and interact with each other through intermolecular N—H⋯Cl hydrogen-bonding interactions, forming a three-dimensional network structure.
Highlights
The structure of the title salt, (C8H10NO)2[CoCl4], is isotypic with the analogous cuprate(II) structure
The asymmetric unit contains one 4-acetylanilinium cation and one half of a tetrachloridocobaltate(II) anion for which the CoII atom and two Cl ligands lie on a mirror plane
Cations are self-assembled by intermolecular N—H O hydrogen-bonding interactions, leading to a C(8) chain motif with the chains running parallel to the b axis. – stacking interactions between benzene rings, with a centroid-to-centroid distance of 3.709 Å, are observed along this direction
Summary
The structure of the title salt, (C8H10NO)2[CoCl4], is isotypic with the analogous cuprate(II) structure. Ramasamy Shanmugam,b Kuthambalam Selvarajua* and PG & Research Department of Physics, Government Arts College, Ariyalur 621 713, India, bDepartment of Chemistry, Thiagarajar College, Madurai 625 009, India, and c Biomolecular Crystallography Laboratory, Department of Bioinformatics, School of Chemical and Biotechnology, SASTRA University, Thanjavur 613 401, India.
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