CoOOH(CO) crystallizes in the trigonal R-3 space group. Co(1) is bonded to one O(1), two equivalent O(3), and three equivalent O(2) atoms to form a mixture of corner and edge-sharing CoO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 44°. C(1) is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to one H(1), one O(1), and one O(3) atom. H(1) is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one C(1) atom. There are three inequivalent O sites. In the first O site, O(1) is bonded in a bent 120 degrees geometry to one Co(1) and one C(1) atom. In the second O site, O(2) is bonded in a T-shaped geometry to three equivalent Co(1) atoms. In the third O site, O(3) is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to two equivalent Co(1) and one C(1) atom.
CoOOH(CO) crystallizes in the trigonal R-3 space group. Co(1) is bonded to one O(1), two equivalent O(3), and three equivalent O(2) atoms to form a mixture of corner and edge-sharing CoO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 44°. The Co(1)-O(1) bond length is 1.99 Å. There is one shorter (2.03 Å) and one longer (2.07 Å) Co(1)-O(3) bond length. There are two shorter (1.86 Å) and one longer (1.87 Å) Co(1)-O(2) bond length. C(1) is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to one H(1), one O(1), and one O(3) atom. The C(1)-H(1) bond length is 1.10 Å. The C(1)-O(1) bond length is 1.25 Å. The C(1)-O(3) bond length is 1.29 Å. H(1) is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one C(1) atom. There are three inequivalent O sites. In the first O site, O(1) is bonded in a bent 120 degrees geometry to one Co(1) and one C(1) atom. In the second O site, O(2) is bonded in a T-shaped geometry to three equivalent Co(1) atoms. In the third O site, O(3) is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to two equivalent Co(1) and one C(1) atom.