X-ray diffraction and vibrational spectroscopic study of trans-bis(acetylacetonato)-bis(4-methylpyridine)cobalt(III)

•IR spectrum of titled compound was recorded and analyzed.•Vibrational frequencies were calculated at DFT-B3LYP/6-311++G∗∗ level.•Molecular structure of the complex is investigated by X-ray single crystallography.•For comparison, the PED for Co(acac)3 vibrational wavenumbers is also calculated.

Trans-bis(acetylacetonato)-bis(4-methylpyridine)cobalt(III)hexafluorophosphate, [AMPC]PF6, was synthesized and characterized by X-ray diffraction and vibrational spectroscopy. The title compound C22H28N2O4Co crystallizes with Z = 2 in space group P-1 (#2). The molecular structure and vibrational spectra of this compound were investigated by means of density functional theory (DFT) calculations and the results were compared with the experimental data. The measured IR bands were interpreted in terms of the calculated vibrational normal modes and compared with the tris(acetylacetonate)Co(III) (Co(acac)3) and 4-methylpyridine (4-Mepy) vibrational spectra. The scaled theoretical wavenumbers and the structural parameters were in excellent agreement with the experimental data.

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