Table 2. Experimental details.
| Crystal data | |
| Chemical formula | (C5H6ClN2)2[CoCl4] |
| M r | 459.87 |
| Crystal system, space group | Monoclinic, P21/c |
| Temperature (K) | 298 |
| a, b, c () | 13.519(2), 14.945(3), 8.725(2) |
| () | 92.858(3) |
| V (3) | 1760.6(6) |
| Z | 4 |
| Radiation type | Mo K |
| (mm1) | 1.88 |
| Crystal size (mm) | 0.5 0.3 0.2 |
| Data collection | |
| Diffractometer | EnrafNonius CAD-4 |
| Absorption correction | scan (North et al., 1968 ▸) |
| T min, T max | 0.423, 0.649 |
| No. of measured, independent and observed [I > 2(I)] reflections | 6241, 3707, 2121 |
| R int | 0.039 |
| (sin /)max (1) | 0.638 |
| Refinement | |
| R[F 2 > 2(F 2)], wR(F 2), S | 0.041, 0.109, 0.99 |
| No. of reflections | 3707 |
| No. of parameters | 190 |
| H-atom treatment | H-atom parameters not refined |
| max, min (e 3) | 0.52, 0.34 |