Hexol

Hexol

Names
IUPAC name Tris[tetrammine-μ-dihydroxocobalt(III)]cobalt (III) ion
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image
InChI InChI=1S/4Co.12H3N.3H2O4S.6HO/c;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;3*1-5(2,3)4;;;;;;/h;;;;12*1H3;3*(H2,1,2,3,4);6*1H/q-3;3*+1;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;6*+1/p-6 Key: WZHHSLNBXUIBMY-UHFFFAOYSA-H
SMILES O=S(=O)([O-])[O-].[NH3+][Co-3]0([NH3+])([NH3+])([NH3+])[OH+][Co-3]12([OH+]0)([OH+][Co-3]([NH3+])([NH3+])([NH3+])([NH3+])[OH+]1)[OH+][Co-3]([NH3+])([NH3+])([NH3+])([NH3+])[OH+]2.O=S(=O)([O-])[O-].O=S(=O)([O-])[O-]
Properties
Chemical formula	Co4H42N12O18S3
Molar mass	830.31 g·mol−1
Solubility in water	Sparingly soluble in water [1]
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). Y verify (what is YN ?) Infobox references

In chemistry, hexol is a cation with formula {[Co(NH₃)₄(OH)₂]₃Co}⁶⁺ — a coordination complex consisting of four cobalt cations in oxidation state +3, twelve ammonia molecules NH
₃, and six hydroxy anions HO⁻
, with a net charge of +6. The hydroxy groups act as bridges between the central cobalt atom and the other three, which carry the ammonia ligands.

Salts of hexol, such as the sulfate {[Co(NH₃)₄(OH)₂]₃Co}(SO₄)₃(H₂O)_x, are of historical significance as the first synthetic non-carbon-containing chiral compounds.^{[2] [3]}