Bioinorganic Chemistry and Applications
Volume 2007 (2007), Article ID 51567, 7 pages
doi:10.1155/2007/51567
Research Article

Synthesis, X-Ray Structure, and Characterization of a Complex Containing the Hexakis(urea)cobalt(II) Cation and Lattice Urea Molecules

Labrini Drakopoulou,1 Constantina Papatriantafyllopoulou,1 Aris Terzis,2 Spyros P. Perlepes,1 Evy Manessi-Zoupa,1 and Giannis S. Papaefstathiou3

1Department of Chemistry, University of Patras, Patras 265 04, Greece
2Institute of Materials Science, National Centre of Scientific Research “Demokritos”, Agia Paraskevi Attikis 153 10, Greece
3Laboratory of Inorganic Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Panepistimiopolis, Zografou 157 71, Greece

Received 28 August 2007; Accepted 10 November 2007

Academic Editor: Osamu Yamauchi

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