Die molekularen Cluster [Bi10Au2](EBi 3X9)2 (E = As, Bi; X = Cl, Br) - Synthese, Kristallstrukturen, Drillingsbildung und chemische Bindung

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Abstract

Cooling stochiometric mixtures of molten Bi, BiX3, (X = Cl, Br), E (E = As, Bi), and Au yields black crystals of the low-valent, molecular compounds [Bi10Au2](EBi3X9) 2. The molecules consist of an icosahedral [Bi10Au 2]6+ cluster enclosed by two (EBi3X 9)3- hemi-spheres connected via Au-E bonds. The discrepancy of the symmetries of the heteroicosahedron (D5d) and the caps (C3v) gives rise to pseudomerohedral twinning. As a consequence of the superposition of three monoclinic unit cells (space group P2 1/c; e.g. a = 1059.02(5) pm, b = 1528.60(5) pm, c = 1463.55(6) pm, β = 93.69(1)° for E = Bi, X = Br), the diffraction patterns of the crystals simulate trigonal R-centered cells with lattice parameters of a ≈ 3000 pm and c ≈ 1700 pm. The constitution of the molecules can be rationalized in terms of an uncommon combination of known and new structural motives: The Wade cluster [Bi10]4+ is capped by two Au+ atoms forming the hetero-icosahedron [Bi10Au 2]6+. In the anionic caps (E0Bi II3X9)3-, the BiII atoms are in square planar coordination of four halogenide anions and are furthermore bonded to the E atom on the central axis of the molecule. Since the interaction between E and Au can be classified as a donor-acceptor bond, the [Au I(E0R3)]2- fragment with R = Bi IIX2/1X2/2 is a complex analog to cations [AuI(E0R3)]+ with E = P, As, Sb and R = alkyl or aryl.

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OriginalspracheDeutsch
Seiten (von - bis)2267-2275
Seitenumfang9
FachzeitschriftZeitschrift fur Anorganische und Allgemeine Chemie
Jahrgang634
Ausgabenummer12-13
PublikationsstatusVeröffentlicht - Okt. 2008
Peer-Review-StatusJa

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ORCID /0000-0002-2391-6025/work/166325838

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Schlagwörter

  • Bismuth, Cluster compounds, Gold, Interpnicogen bonds, Multicenter bonds, Twinning