[CoI(CN)2(CO)3]−, a new discovery from an 80-year-old reaction†
Abstract
A systematic study of the 80-year-old simple and fundamental reaction of cobalt(II) salt with cyanide under one atmosphere CO was carried out and two novel Co(I) complexes were isolated in the absence of hydroxide. These complexes are the first structurally characterized mixed cobalt CO–CN− compounds.