Crystal Structure of fac-Tris- (pentane-2, 3, 4-trione 3-oximato)cobalt(III)

The crystal structure of the title compound has been determined by single-crystal X-ray diffraction at 295 K and refined by least squares to a residual of O·058 for 2363 ‘observed’ reflections. Crystals are triclinic, P1, Z 4, a 15·517(8), b 11·772(7), c 11·282(7)ì a 112·10(4), β94-80(3), γ 90·60(4)°. 〈Co-N, 0〉) distances are 1 • 88 ₃ , 1-92 ₅ àrespectively, the disposition of the three bidentate ligands within each of the two independent molecules being fac.