The Intermetalloid Clusters [Ni2Bi12]4+and [Rh2Bi12]4+– Ionothermal Synthesis, Crystal Structures, and Chemical Bonding
Groh MF, Mueller U, Isaeva A, Ruck M (2019)
Publication Type: Journal article
Publication year: 2019
Journal
Book Volume: 645
Pages Range: 161-169
Journal Issue: 3
DOI: 10.1002/zaac.201800441
Abstract
The intermetalloid clusters [M 2 Bi 12 ] 4+ (M = Ni, Rh) were synthesized as halogenido-aluminates in Lewis-acidic ionic liquids. The reaction of bismuth and NiCl 2 in [BMIm]Cl·5AlCl 3 (BMIm = 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium) at 180 °C yielded black, triclinic (P1) crystals of [Ni 2 Bi 12 ][AlCl 4 ] 3 [Al 2 Cl 7 ]. Black, monoclinic (P2 1 /m) crystals of [Rh 2 Bi 12 ][AlBr 4 ] 4 precipitated after dissolving the cluster salt Bi 12–x RhX 13–x (X = Cl, Br; 0 < x < 1) in [BMIm]Br·4.1AlBr 3 at 140 °C. In the cationic cluster [Ni 2 Bi 12 ] 4+ , the nickel atoms center two base-sharing square antiprisms of bismuth atoms (symmetry close to D 4h ). The valence-electron-poorer rhodium-containing cluster is a distorted variant of this motif: the terminating Bi 4 rings are folded to bicyclic “butterflies“ and the central square splits into two dumbbells (symmetry close to D 2h ). DFT-based calculations and real-space bonding analyses place the intermetalloid units between a triple-decker complex and a conjoined Wade-Mingos cluster.
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Groh, M.F., Mueller, U., Isaeva, A., & Ruck, M. (2019). The Intermetalloid Clusters [Ni2Bi12]4+and [Rh2Bi12]4+– Ionothermal Synthesis, Crystal Structures, and Chemical Bonding. Zeitschrift für Anorganische und Allgemeine Chemie, 645(3), 161-169. https://doi.org/10.1002/zaac.201800441
MLA:
Groh, Matthias F., et al. "The Intermetalloid Clusters [Ni2Bi12]4+and [Rh2Bi12]4+– Ionothermal Synthesis, Crystal Structures, and Chemical Bonding." Zeitschrift für Anorganische und Allgemeine Chemie 645.3 (2019): 161-169.
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