Bis(2-phenylethylammonium) tetrachloridocobaltate(II)

Abstract

Crystals of the title compound, (C6H5CH2CH2NH3)2[CoCl4], were grown by the solvent-evaporation method. This inorganic–organic hybrid compound exhibits a layered structure in which isolated CoCl4 inorganic layers alternate with bilayers of phenylethylammonium cations. Although the inorganic anion is zero-dimensional, the layered structure is stabilized via N—H...Cl hydrogen bonds. The CoCl4 tetrahedra connect to the cations through N—H...Cl hydrogen bonds, building a two-dimensional network extending parallel to (010).