Preparation, X-ray crystal structure, and magnetic properties of a trinuclear cobalt(II) carboxylate
Abstract
The trinuclear complex [Co3(quin)2(PhCO2)6] is produced by the slow reaction of quinoline with ethanolic cobalt(II) benzoate; its molecular structure, determined by X-ray methods, consists of a linear array of cobalt atoms bridged by benzoate groups, but the compound is only very weakly antiferromagnetic.