Rubidium pentaaqua(l-serine)cobalt(II) hexahydrogenhexamolybdocobaltate(III) l-serine monosolvate decahydrate

Abstract

The Co2+ ion in the title compound, Rb[Co(C3H7NO3)(H2O)5][H6CoMo6O24]·C3H7NO3·10H2O, is coordinated by five water molecules and one O-monodentate l-serine ligand in a slightly distorted octahedral geometry. The Rb+ ion is irregularly coordinated by nine O atoms. In the crystal, the [H6CoIIIMo6O24]3− polyanions are stacked along the b-axis direction, mediated by bridging Rb—O bonds. N—H...O and O—H...O hydrogen bonds are observed involving the l-serine molecules.