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¹Department of Inorganic Chemistry, Ivan Franko National University of Lviv, Kyryla i Mefodiya str. 6, UA-79005 Lviv, Ukraine.

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Researchers synthesized dirhodium nonaselenium hexachloride (Rh(2)Se(9)Cl(6)) by reacting selenium dichloride (Se(2)Cl(2)) with rhodium(III) chloride. This compound features the first-ever observed selenium-9 (Se(9)) ring structure.

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Area of Science:

Inorganic Chemistry
Materials Science
Coordination Chemistry

Background:

Rhodium chloride and selenium compounds are key precursors in inorganic synthesis.
Exploration of novel selenium-containing inorganic structures is an active research area.

Purpose of the Study:

To synthesize and characterize a new rhodium-selenium-chlorine compound.
To investigate the structural motifs formed by selenium rings in coordination complexes.

Main Methods:

Reaction of selenium dichloride (Se(2)Cl(2)) with rhodium(III) chloride hydrate (RhCl(3).4H(2)O) at elevated temperatures (100°C).
Structural characterization of the resulting product using X-ray diffraction and other spectroscopic techniques.

Main Results:

Successful synthesis of dirhodium nonaselenium hexachloride (Rh(2)Se(9)Cl(6)).
The crystal structure revealed the presence of a unique nine-membered selenium ring (Se(9)).
This represents the first observation of a Se(9) ring in any chemical structure to date.

Conclusions:

The reaction provides a synthetic route to novel rhodium-selenium clusters.
The discovery of the Se(9) ring expands the known structural diversity of selenium allotropes.
This finding opens new avenues for studying the coordination chemistry of selenium rings.