title: Complex of cobalt(II) bromide with hexamethylphosphoric triamide.
abstract: The title compound, dibromobis[tris(dimethylamino)phosphine oxide]cobalt(II), [CoBr2(C6H18N3OP)2], displays tetrahedral coordination about cobalt. The molecule has twofold crystallographic site symmetry. The short P-N bonds and the planarity of the dimethylamino groups indicate the importance of dpi-ppi interactions. One of the NMe2 groups has an irregular conformation about the P-N bond and deviates from planarity. It is ascribed to the steric hindrance induced by coordination at the O atom of hexamethylphosphoric triamide.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Toyama University, 3190 Gofuku, Toyama 930-8555, Japan. honoh@sci.toyama-u.ac.jp
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Suzuki
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Abe
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ishiguro