Tris(acetylacetonato)cobalt(III)

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Tris(acetylacetonato)cobalt(III)
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Names
IUPAC name
Tris(acetylacetonato)cobalt(III)
Systematic IUPAC name
Tris[(Z)-4-oxopent-2-en-2-olato-κ2O,O′]cobalt(III)
Other names
Cobalt(III) acetylacetonate, tris(acac) cobalt
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChemSpider
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EC Number
  • 244-527-6
PubChem CID
  • InChI=1S/3C5H8O2.Co/c3*1-4(6)3-5(2)7;/h3*3,6H,1-2H3;/q;;;+3/p-3/b3*4-3+;
    Key: RHCQEPWEBDOALW-MUCWUPSWSA-K
  • C/C(=C\C(=O)C)/[O-].C/C(=C\C(=O)C)/[O-].C/C(=C\C(=O)C)/[O-].[Co+3]
Properties
C15H21CoO6
Molar mass 356.260 g·mol−1
Appearancegreen solid
Density 1.41 g/cm3
Melting point 213 °C (415 °F; 486 K)
Hazards
GHS labelling:
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Danger
H302, H317, H334
P261, P264, P270, P272, P280, P285, P301+P312, P302+P352, P304+P341, P321, P330, P333+P313, P342+P311, P363, P501
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).

Tris(acetylacetonato)cobalt(III) is the coordination complex with the formula Co(C5H7O2)3. Often abbreviated Co(acac)3, it is a green, diamagnetic solid that is soluble in organic solvents, but not in water. Owing to its solubility in organic solvents, tris(acetylacetonato)cobalt(III) is used to produce homogeneous catalysts by reduction. [1]

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Structure

The structure of the complex has been confirmed by X-ray crystallography. The three acac− ligands bind in a bidentate fashion to cobalt, defining an octahedral complex. [2] The solid is isomorphous with tris(acetylacetonato)iron(III), tris(acetylacetonato)manganese(III), and tris(acetylacetonato)aluminium. With D3-symmetry, these complexes are chiral and often can be resolved into the individual enantiomers.

Synthesis and reactions

Tris(acetylacetonato)cobalt(III) is prepared by the reaction of cobalt(II) carbonate and acetylacetone in the presence of hydrogen peroxide: [3]

2 CoCO3 + 6 CH3COCH2COCH3 + H2O2 → 2 Co(O2C3Me2H)3 + 2 CO2 + 4 H2O

One distinctive aspect of Co(acac)3 is its susceptibility toward electrophilic aromatic substitution, by which protons on the central carbon are replaced with diverse electrophiles (Me = methyl): [4]

Co(O2C3Me2H)3 + 3 NO2+ → Co(O2C3Me2NO2)3 + 3 H+

References

  1. ↑ Mayo, Peter D.; Tam, William (2002). "Tris(acetoacetonyl)cobalt". Encyclopedia of Reagents for Organic Synthesis. doi:10.1002/047084289X.rn00084. ISBN   0-471-93623-5.
  2. ↑ Arslan, Evrim; Lalancette, Roger A.; Bernal, Ivan (2017). "An Historic and Scientific Study of the Properties of Metal(III) Tris-acetylacetonates". Structural Chemistry. 28: 201–212. doi:10.1007/s11224-016-0864-0. S2CID   99668641.
  3. ↑ Bryant, Burl E.; Fernelius, W. Conard (1957). Cobalt(III) Acetylacetonate. Inorganic Syntheses. Vol. 5. pp. 188–189. doi:10.1002/9780470132364.ch53. ISBN   978-0-470-13236-4.{{cite book}}: ISBN / Date incompatibility (help)
  4. ↑ Shalhoub, George M. (1980). "Co(acac)3 Synthesis, Reactions, and Spectra: An Experiment for General Chemistry". Journal of Chemical Education. 57 (7): 525. Bibcode:1980JChEd..57..525S. doi:10.1021/ed057p525.
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