Nelson Mandela University, Summerstrand Campus, Department of Chemistry, University Way, Summerstrand, PO Box 77000, Port Elizabeth, 6031, South Africa
Eric Cyriel Hosten
Nelson Mandela University, Summerstrand Campus, Department of Chemistry, University Way, Summerstrand, PO Box 77000, Port Elizabeth, 6031, South Africa
Richard Betz
Nelson Mandela University, Summerstrand Campus, Department of Chemistry, University Way, Summerstrand, PO Box 77000, Port Elizabeth, 6031, South Africa
The solvated title compound, (C18H16P)[CoCl3(C18H15P)]·2C6H6, is the triphenylphosphonium salt of an anionic CoII chlorido coordination compound; the asymmetric unit features an ion-pair and two benzene solvent molecules. One of the solvent molecules shows rotational disorder. C—H...Cl and P—H...Cl contacts connect the individual constituents into infinite chains extending parallel to [010].
