Sodium Tetracarbonylcobaltate
Sodium tetracarbonylcobaltate is the organocobalt compound with the formula NaCo(CO)4. It is a common derivative of the tetracarbonylcobaltate anion, [Co(CO)4]-, although several other alkali metal salts are known. The tetracarbonylcobaltate anion is the conjugate base of cobalt tetracarbonyl hydride, HCo(CO)4. According to X-ray crystallography, the Co(CO)4- center is nearly tetrahedral (isoelectronic with Ni(CO)4). Conventionally, this compound is prepared by reduction of dicobalt octacarbonyl with sodium amalgam: : It reacts with mercuric cyanide to give a HgCo2 derivative: : References

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Organocobalt Compound
Organocobalt chemistry is the chemistry of organometallic compounds containing a carbon to cobalt chemical bond. Organocobalt compounds are involved in several organic reactions and the important biomolecule vitamin B12, vitamin B12 has a cobalt-carbon bond. Many organocobalt compounds exhibit useful catalytic properties, the preeminent example being dicobalt octacarbonyl. Alkyl complexes Most fundamental are the cobalt complexes with only alkyl ligands. Examples include Co(4-norbornyl)4 and its cation. Alkylcobalt is represented by vitamin B12, vitamin B12 and related enzymes. In methylcobalamin the ligand is a methyl group, which is electrophilic. in vitamin B12, the alkyl ligand is an adenosyl group. Related to vitamin B12 are cobalt porphyrins, dimethylglyoxime, dimethylglyoximates, and related complexes of Schiff base ligands. These synthetic compounds also form alkyl derivatives that undergo diverse reactions reminiscent of the biological processes. The weak cobalt(III) ...
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