Cobalt tris(diethyldithiocarbamate) is the
coordination complex
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of cobalt with
diethyldithiocarbamate
Sodium diethyldithiocarbamate is the organosulfur compound with the formula . It is a pale yellow, water soluble salt.
Preparation
Sodium diethyldithiocarbamate typically crystallizes from water as the trihydrate . The anhydrous salt and the t ...
with the formula Co(S
2CNEt
2)
3 (Et =
ethyl). It is a diamagnetic green solid that is soluble in organic solvents.
Synthesis, structure, bonding
Cobalt tris(dithiocarbamate)s are typically are prepared by air-oxidation of mixtures of dithiocarbamate salts and a cobalt(II) nitrate.
[ Cobalt tris(diethyldithiocarbamate) is an octahedral ]coordination complex
A coordination complex is a chemical compound consisting of a central atom or ion, which is usually metallic and is called the ''coordination centre'', and a surrounding array of chemical bond, bound molecules or ions, that are in turn known as ' ...
of low-spin Co(III) with idealized D3 symmetry
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. The Co-S distances are 267 pm.
Reactions
Oxidation of Co(Et2dtc)3 occurs at mild potentials to give the cobalt(IV) derivative.fluoroboric acid
Fluoroboric acid or tetrafluoroboric acid (archaically, fluoboric acid) is an inorganic compound with the simplified chemical formula . Solvent-free tetrafluoroboric acid () has not been reported. The term "fluoroboric acid" usually refers to a ra ...
results in the removal of 0.5 equiv of ligand giving a binuclear cation:
See also
* Iron tris(diethyldithiocarbamate)
Iron tris(diethyldithiocarbamate) is the coordination complex of iron with diethyldithiocarbamate with the formula Fe(S2CNEt2)3 (Et = ethyl). It is a black solid that is soluble in organic solvents.
Synthesis, structure, bonding
Iron tris(dithi ...
- a related dimethyldithiocarbamate complex of iron
References
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Dithiocarbamates
Cobalt complexes