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Acta Crystallographica. Section E, Structure Reports Online
|January 5, 2011
Abstract:
In the title mol-ecule, C(15)H(23)Cl(3)N(2)Si, the Si atom is penta-coordinated by two N atoms [Si-N = 1.780 (3) and 1.931 (3) Å] from the benzamidinate ligand and three chloride anions [Si-Cl = 2.0711 (14)-2.1449 (14) Å] in a distorted trigonal-bipyramidal geometry.
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