“…Actually, the first such complex, K 2 [Ni(H 2 O) 6 ](Hpht) 4 Á4H 2 O, (II), was reported some years ago (Biagini Cingi et al, 1984), and was recently described again by Wu et al (2009), who appeared to be unaware of the previous publication. Meanwhile, the structures of two very similar complexes, K 2 [Co(H 2 O) 6 ](Hpht) 4 Á-4H 2 O, (III) (Furmanova et al, 2000), and K 2 [Co 0.76 Ni 0.24 -(H 2 O) 6 ](Hpht) 4 Á4H 2 O, (IV) (Muthu et al, 2012a), were described. Thus, (II), (III) and (IV), together with Rb 2 [Co-(H 2 O) 6 ](Hpht) 4 Á4H 2 O, (I), and the caesium analogue Cs 2 -[Co(H 2 O) 6 ](Hpht) 4 Á4H 2 O, (V), presented here, form a short series of five heterocation complexes with identical general formula and the same crystal structure.…”