title: (1-Butyl-1,4-diaza-bicyclo-[2.2.2]octon-1-ium-κN)trichloridocobalt(II).
abstract: The title compound, [Co(C(10)H(21)N(2))Cl(3)], was obtained as the by-product of the attempted synthesis of a cobalt sulfate framework using 1,4-diaza-bicyclo-[2.2.2]octane as an organic template. The asymmetric unit comprises two distinct mol-ecules, and in each, the cobalt(II) ions are tetra-hedrally coordinated by three chloride anions and one 1-butyl-diaza-bicyclo-[2.2.2]octan-1-ium cation. The organic ligands are generated in situ, and exhibit two forms differentiated by the eclipsed and staggered conformations of the butyl groups. These mol-ecules inter-act by way of C-H⋯Cl hydrogen bonds, forming a three-dimensional hydrogen-bonding array.
authors.forename: Sanchai
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Luachan
authors.forename: Bunlawee
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Yotnoi
authors.forename: Timothy J
authors.initials: TJ
authors.lastname: Prior
authors.forename: Apinpus
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Rujiwatra