Tris(2,2′-bipyridine-κ2 N,N′)cobalt(II) bis(hexafluoridophosphate)

Abstract

In the title compound, [Co(C10H8N2) 3](PF6)2, the CoII atom is coordinated by the six N atoms of three 2,2′-bipyridyl ligands and adopts a highly distorted octahedral geometry. The crystal used was a merohedral twin, the refined ratio of twin components being 0.820 14;(1):0.18014;(1). The crystal structure features weak C - HF interactions, forming a three-dimensional network.