...I thought it had a slightly familiar look, in terms of cobalt chemistry, and indeed it's approximately the same color as chloropentamminecobalt(3) chloride, CoCl(NH3)5Cl2, an easily prepared and slightly soluble complex of trivalent cobalt.
so, Cohost or Co-host?
(I'll let myself out)
~Chara
my secret tragic backstory as someone with an organic chemistry degree has apparently influenced me in significant and unforeseen ways
no chemistry job, though. anyway it's good to meet a fellow chemist! ~Chara
