title: A two-dimensional hydrogen-bonded water layer in the structure of a cobalt(III) cubane complex.
abstract: A tetranuclear Co(III) oxide complex with cubane topology, tetrakis(2,2'-bipyridine-κ(2)N,N')di-μ2-carbonato-κ(4)O:O'-tetra-μ3-oxido-tetracobalt(III) pentadecahydrate, [Co4(CO3)2O4(C10H8N2)4]·15H2O, with an unbounded hydrogen-bonded water layer, has been synthesized by reaction of CoCO3 and 2,2'-bipyridine. The solvent water molecules form a hydrogen-bonded net with tetrameric and pentameric water clusters as subunits. The Co4O4 cubane-like cores are sandwiched between the water layers, which are further stacked into a three-dimensional metallo-supramolecular network.
authors: Center of Applied Solid State Chemistry Research, Ningbo University, Ningbo, Zhejiang 315211, People's Republic of China.
authors: Ji
authors: J
authors: Qi
authors: Center of Applied Solid State Chemistry Research, Ningbo University, Ningbo, Zhejiang 315211, People's Republic of China.
authors: Xiang-Sheng
authors: XS
authors: Zhai
authors: Center of Applied Solid State Chemistry Research, Ningbo University, Ningbo, Zhejiang 315211, People's Republic of China.
authors: Hong-Lin
authors: HL
authors: Zhu
authors: Center of Applied Solid State Chemistry Research, Ningbo University, Ningbo, Zhejiang 315211, People's Republic of China.
authors: Jian-Li
authors: JL
authors: Lin
mesh_terms: D015082:2,2'-Dipyridyl / Q000737:chemistry*; D003035:Cobalt / Q000737:chemistry*; D018360:Crystallography, X-Ray; D006860:Hydrogen Bonding; D008958:Models, Molecular; D009942:Organometallic Compounds / Q000737:chemistry*; D010087:Oxides / Q000737:chemistry*; D012997:Solvents; D014867:Water / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D009942:Organometallic Compounds; D010087:Oxides; D012997:Solvents; C000588592:tetrakis(2,2'-bipyridine-kappa(2)N,N')di-mu2-carbonato-kappa(4)O-O'-tetra-mu3-oxido-tetracobalt(III) pentadecahydrate; D014867:Water; D003035:Cobalt; D015082:2,2'-Dipyridyl; C060728:cobalt oxide
keywords: Co4O4 cubane; crystal structure; hydrogen bonding; water cluster