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Preparation of SNS Cobalt(II) Pincer Model Complexes of Liver Alcohol Dehydrogenase
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{6,6'-Dimeth-oxy-2,2'-[naphthalene-2,3-diylbis(nitrilo-methyl-idyne)]diphenolato}thio-cyanato-cobalt(III) diethyl
Abstract:
In the title complex, [Co(C(26)H(20)N(2)O(4))(NCS)]·C(4)H(10)O·CH(2)Cl(2), the penta-coordinated Co(III) atom exhibits a distorted square-pyramidal geometry with an N,N',O,O' tetra-dentate Schiff base ligand in the basal plane and one thio-cyanate ligand at the apical site. The diethyl ether mol-ecule is located in a cavity provided by four O atoms of the ligand with weak C-H⋯O inter-actions, generating two short O⋯O contact distances [2.766 (3) and 2.745 (3) Å] between the diethyl ether mol-ecule and the ligand. The crystal structure is stabilized by the weak C-H⋯O and C-H⋯N inter-actions and π-π inter-actions between the naphthyl ring system and the benzene ring [centroid-centroid distance = 3.657 (5) Å] and between the two naphthyl ring systems [centroid-centroid distance = 4.305 (2) Å].
