H⋯Br hydrogen bonding in trans-bis(acetonitrile-N)tetraaquacobalt(II) dibromide
Andrew M. Brodie, e-mail: [email protected]
Abstract
In the title complex, [Co(CH3CN)2(H2O)4]Br2, the CoII atom lies on an inversion centre and is octahedrally coordinated by two trans acetonitrile molecules and four water molecules. Hydrogen bonding between the water molecules and lattice bromide ions yields a three-dimensional structure.
