Synthetic routes to mixed-ligand cobalt(III) dithiocarbamato complexes containing imidazole, amine and pyridine donors and the X-ray crystal structure of a cobalt(III) bis(dithiocarbamato) histamine complex

Bis(N,N-diethyldithiocarbamato)(1,10-phenanthroline)cobalt(III) tetrafluoridoborate

The cationic complex in the structure of the title compound, [Co(Et₂NCS₂)₂(C₁₂H₈N₂)]BF₄, has a Co^III atom with a distorted octa­hedral coordination formed by four S atoms of two diethyl­dithio­carbamate and two N atoms of 1,10-phenanthroline ligands. The crystal structure features head-to-tail stacking of the phenanthroline ligands. The tetra­fluorido­borate anions are positioned in the channels between the cation stacks running along the a axis, and form weak C—H⋯F interactions.