Hexol is the name for various salts of a coordination complex that has historical significance. The salts were the first synthetic non-carbon-containing chiral compounds. The sulfate salt has the formula [Co(NH3)4(OH)2]3Co(SO4)3.
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IUPAC name
Tris[tetrammine-μ-dihydroxocobalt(III)]cobalt (III) ion
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