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Tris(ethylenediamine)cobalt(III) chloride is a coordination complex with the formula [Co(en)3]Cl3 (where en is the abbreviation for ethylenediamine). This complex was important in the history of coordination chemistry because of its stability and its stereochemistry. Many different salts have been described. The complex was first described by Alfred Werner who isolated this salt as yellow-gold needle-like crystals.
