HYDROXIDE ADDITION TO THE COBALT(III) MIXED LIGAND COMPLEX, (1,1,1,5,5,5-HEXAFLUOROACETYLACETONATO)BIS(ETHYLENEDIAMINE)COBALT(III) PERCHLORATE

NMR studies revealed that the reaction of the title complex, [Co(hfac)(en)2] (ClO4)2 with OH− in an aqeous solution is the addition of OH− to the carbonyl carbon of coordinated hfac.