Tetrakis(1-norbornyl)cobalt, a low spin tetrahedral complex of a first row transition metal
Abstract
The crystal structure of tetrakis(1-norbornyl)cobalt (1) was determined and, together with magnetic susceptibility measurements, establishes (1) as the first example of a low spin tetrahedral complex of a first row transition metal and as the only structurally characterized cobalt(IV)–alkyl complex.