Bis(N,N-diethyl-dithio-carbamato)(1,10-phenanthroline)cobalt(III) tetra-fluorido-borate

Abstract

The cationic complex in the structure of the title compound, [Co(Et2NCS2)(2)(C12H8N2)] BF4, has a Co-III atom with a distorted octahedral coordination formed by four S atoms of two diethyldithiocarbamate and two N atoms of 1,10-phenanthroline ligands. The crystal structure features head-to-tail stacking of the phenanthroline ligands. The tetra-fluoridoborate anions are positioned in the channels between the cation stacks running along the a axis, and form weak C-H center dot center dot center dot F interactions.