Resolution of [Co(en)₃]³⁺

Last Update: August 29, 2005

The procedure of Girolami et al.¹ is to be followed.  Be sure to carefully and completely label the different intermediate products.  This synthesis gives very nice single crystals which can be used for an X-ray structure determination.

Reference

1. Girolami, G. S.; Rauchfuss, T. B. and Angelici, R. J. Synthesis and Techniques in Inorganic Chemistry: A Laboratory Manual 3^rd Ed.; University Science: Sausalito, CA, 1999, Experiment 14.

 

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