An organic–inorganic hybrid compound containing imidazolium cations and a one-dimensional lithium hexacyanidocobaltate-based anionic framework
An organic–inorganic hybrid compound,catena-poly[bis(3H-imidazol-1-ium) [[tetracyanido-κ4C-cobalt(III)]-μ-cyanido-κ2C:N-[diaqualithium(I)]-μ-cyanido-κ2N:C]], {(C3H5N2)2[CoLi(CN)6(H2O)2]}n, was synthesized by the reaction of Li3[Co(CN)6] with imidazolium chloride in aqueous solution. The compound crystallizes in the monoclinic space groupC2/c(data collected at 273 K). In the crystal structure, neighbouring [Co(CN)6]3−anionic units are linked by Li+cations through the cyanide groups in atransmode, forming a one-dimensional zigzag chain structure extending along thecaxis. A three-dimensional supramolecular network is formed through hydrogen-bonding interactions and is further stabilized by weak CN...π interactions between the cyanide groups and the imidazolium cations.