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1Microscale Science Institute, Weifang University, Weifang 261061, People's Republic of China, and Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Weifang University, Weifang 261061, People's Republic of China.
Abstract:
The title compound, [CrF(3)(C(10)H(8)N(2))(H(2)O)]·2H(2)O, was prepared by the reaction of CrF(3) and 2,2'-bipyridine under hydrous conditions. The metal centre is coordinated in a distorted octahedral mode by two N atoms from the organic ligand, three F atoms and one O atom of a water molecule. . The crystal packing is stabilized by O-H⋯O and O-H⋯F hydrogen-bonding contacts, which form a one-dimensional belt extending parallel to (100).
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