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An Uncommon Complex Cation Stabilized by a Niobium Cluster Anion: [Al(CH3CN)5Br][Nb6Cl i12 Br a6 ]·3CH3CN

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A new niobium cluster compound, [Al(CH3CN)5Br][Nb6Cl i12 Br a6 ]·3CH3CN was synthesized and characterized by single-crystal X-ray diffraction and IR spectroscopy. Crystals of this cluster compound have triclinic symmetry with a = 8.8759(7), b = 12.300(1), c = 12.585(1) Å, α = 83.240(4), β = 71.231(4), and γ = 72.474(4)°. In this compound the charge of the mixed halide cluster anion, [Nb6Cl i12 Br a6 ]2−, is compensated by that of the heteroleptic [Al(CH3CN)5Br]2+ complex cation, which has close to C4v symmetry. This complex cation can be considered as rather uncommon, since before only two compounds were known, which contain the chlorido analogue.

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The authors thank Dr. A. Villinger (Universität Rostock) for taking care of the X-ray facilities. Financial support from the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft through the SPP 1708 is gratefully acknowledged (KO 1616/8-1).

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Dartsch, I., König, J. & Köckerling, M. An Uncommon Complex Cation Stabilized by a Niobium Cluster Anion: [Al(CH3CN)5Br][Nb6Cl i12 Br a6 ]·3CH3CN. J Clust Sci 29, 319–323 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10876-018-1337-y

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