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Preparation of SNS Cobalt(II) Pincer Model Complexes of Liver Alcohol Dehydrogenase
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trans-Diaqua-bis-[5-carb-oxy-2-(3-pyrid-yl)-1H-imidazole-4-carboxyl-ato-κN,O]cobalt(II)
1School of Chemistry and Environment, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510006, People's Republic of China, and South China Normal University, Key Laboratory of Technology on Electrochemical Energy Storage and Power Generation in Guangdong Universities, Guangzhou 510006, People's Republic of China.
Abstract:
In the title complex, [Co(C(10)H(6)N(3)O(4))(2)(H(2)O)(2)], the Co(II) atom is located on an inversion centre and displays a distorted octa-hedral coordination geometry defined by two N,O-bidentate ligands in the equatorial plane and two water mol-ecules in the axial positions. The conformation is stabilized by intra-molecular O-H⋯O hydrogen bonds. Inter-molecular N-H⋯O hydrogen bonds link the mol-ecules into chains, which are further connected by inter-molecular O-H⋯O and O-H⋯N hydrogen-bonding inter-actions, forming a two-dimensional supra-molecular network parallel to (110).
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