Materials Data on CoH16C4(NCl2)2 by Materials Project
(C2H5NH3)2CoCl4 is Silicon tetrafluoride-derived structured and crystallizes in the monoclinic P2_1/c space group. The structure is zero-dimensional and consists of eight dimethylazanium molecules and four CoCl4 clusters. In each CoCl4 cluster, Co2+ is bonded in a tetrahedral geometry to four Cl1- atoms. There are a spread of Co–Cl bond distances ranging from 2.25–2.29 Å. There are four inequivalent Cl1- sites. In the first Cl1- site, Cl1- is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one Co2+ atom. In the second Cl1- site, Cl1- is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one Co2+ atom. In the third Cl1- site, Cl1- is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one Co2+ atom. In the fourth Cl1- site, Cl1- is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one Co2+ atom.