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Synthesis, structure and physical characterization of the dimer {[(bpy)2Co]2(TPOA)}4+ (bpy=2,2′-dipyridyl; H2TPOA=N,N′,N′′,N′′′-tetraphenyl oxalamidine)

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Abstract The reaction between CoCl 2 , 2,2′-dipyridyl (bpy) and N , N ′, N ′′, N ′′′-tetraphenyl oxalamidine (H 2 TPOA) in a water/ethanol mixture yields the {[(bpy) 2 Co] 2 (TPOA)} 2+ dimer, that is immediately oxidized in aerobic conditions leading to the Co III species {[(bpy) 2 Co] 2 (TPOA)} 4+ . This cation was isolated as the {[(bpy) 2 Co] 2 (TPOA)}(PF6) 4 ( 1 ) salt, that was characterized by X-ray diffraction on single crystals. The dimer is formed by two Co III ions in octahedral coordination bridged by a deprotonated μ 2 -TPOA ligand. The Co III ions appear in its low spin configuration. Thus, the dimers are essentially diamagnetic, as shown by 1 H NMR and magnetic measurements.