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The crystal and molecular structures of hexaquocobalt(II) diisonicotinate N-oxide and its isostructural nickel(II) homologue

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Abstract In this experiment the crystal and molecular structures of hexaaquocobalt(II)diisonicotinate N-oxide were determined from three-dimensional X-ray diffraction dat. The crystals belong to the monoclinic space group P2 1 /c. The cell parameters are a = 7.74(2), b = 9.826(2), c = 11.474(2) A , β = 91.08(2)°, V = 873.2(3) A 3 for the Co-complex, and a = 7.765(2), b = 9.725(6), c = 11.363 A , β = 91.20(3)°, V = 857.9(7) A 3 for the Ni-complex. Both structures were refined to a final R-value of 0.045. The X-ray structure analysis showed that there are metal(II)hexaquo cations and isonicotinate N-oxide anions formulated as Co(H 2 O) 6 2+ 2L − and Ni(H 2− O) 6 2+ 2L − in the structures. The strong hydrogen bonds between aqua ligands and all three oxygens of the isonicotinate N-oxide ions.