Crystal and Molecular Structure of Hexaaquocobalt(II)–Hexafluorosilicate(IV), [Co(H2O)6][SiF6]
The structure of hexaaquocobalt(II)-hexafluorosilicate(IV) has been determined by the heavy atom method. The compound crystallizes in the space group [Formula: see text], with three molecules in the hexagonal unit cell of dimensions a = 9.358(16), c = 9.712(14) Å. The atomic parameters were refined by block diagonal least squares using anisotropic thermal parameters. The hydrogen atom positions were established but the parameters were not refined. The final agreement residual for 151 observed reflections is R = 0.043.The structure consists of discrete Co(H2O)62+ and (SiF6)2− octahedra joined systematically by [Formula: see text] hydrogen bonds into chains parallel to the [Formula: see text] axis.