Bis(N,N-diethyldithiocarbamato)(1,10-phenanthroline)cobalt(III) tetrafluoridoborate

Abstract

The cationic complex in the structure of the title compound, [Co(Et2NCS2)2(C12H8N2)]BF4, has a CoIII 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 tetrafluoridoborate anions are positioned in the channels between the cation stacks running along the a axis, and form weak C—H...F interactions.