The resolution of [Tris{cis-Diydroxybisethylene Diaminecobalt(III)}cobalt(III)] Nitrate

Abstract

The resolution of [tris{cis-dihydroxybisethylenediaminecobalt(II)}cobalt(III)] nitrate (hexol nitrate) into four of the eight theoretically possible optical isomers using potassium d- and l-antimonyl tartrate is described. The reactions involved in the formation of the optically active isomers of the hexol ion show less stereospecificity than those of similar complexes studied by earlier investigators.