Table 2.

Selected bond lengths (Å) and angles (°) for complexes 8b, 9b, and 10.

	8b	9b	10
Co1–Co2	2.3406(17)	2.3477(6)	2.3905(7)
Co1–Co3	2.3494(15)	-	-
Co2–Co3	2.3418(17)	-	-
Co1–N1	1.953(4)	1.980(2)	1.962(3)
Co1–N2	1.972(4)	1.981(2)	1.968(3)
Co2–N2	1.960(4)	-	-
Co2–N3	1.960(4)	-	-
Co3–N1	1.952(4)	-	-
Co3–N3	1.947(4)	-	-
Co1–N4	1.964(4)	1.955(2)	2.072(3)
Co1–N5	1.978(4)	1.956(2)	2.119(3)
Co2–N5	1.971(3)	-	-
Co2–N6	1.971(4)	-	-
Co3–N6	1.947(4)	-	-
Co3–N4	1.974(4)	-	-
Co1–P1	2.234(2)	2.2308(7)	2.2806(8)
Co2–P2	2.244(2)	-	-
Co3–P3	2.227(2)	-	-
Co3–Co1–Co2	59.91(5)	60.00(1)	60.0
Co3–Co2–Co1	60.23(3)	-	-
Co2–Co3–Co1	59.86(5)	-	-