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Published on: February 15, 2016
The chloridomolybdenum(III) cluster in [BMIm]4[AgMo10Cl35] with infinite chains of Ag(+)-linked [Mo10Cl35](5-) wheels
Dominic Freudenmann1, Claus Feldmann
1Institut für Anorganische Chemie, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Engesserstrasse 15, D-76131 Karlsruhe, Germany. claus.feldmann@kit.edu.
Abstract:
[BMIm]4[AgMo10Cl35] is prepared by reaction of MoCl5 and elemental silver in the ionic liquid [BMIm][AlCl4] ([BMIm(+)]: 1-butyl-4-methylimidazolium). Surprisingly, elemental silver is oxidized under these conditions. The title compound contains a new wheel-shaped [Mo10Cl35](5-) chlorido molybdenum(iii) species with five pairs of Mo-Mo bonds. The Mo-Mo distances are found to be 263 pm on average. The [Mo10Cl35](5-) wheels exhibit a maximum opening of 558 pm in diameter. They are interlinked via Ag(+) to form infinite [AgMo10Cl35](4-) chains. The title compound is characterized by single crystal structure analysis, EDX, FT-IR and UV-Vis spectroscopy. The wheel-type structure and Ag(+) linkage to infinite chains are a new aspect of halogenido metalates and low-valence molybdenum compounds.
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