Bis(tetraphenylarsonium) hexachloridozirconate(IV) acetonitrile tetrasolvate

Journal Article · 06 April 2018 · IUCrData

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1107/S241431461800528X · OSTI ID:1432087

Borjas, Rosendo; Mariappan Balasekaran, Samundeeswari ; Poineau, Frederic

The bis(tetraphenylarsonium) hexachloridozirconate(IV) salt, (AsPh ₄ ) ₂ [ZrCl ₆ ] (Ph = C ₆ H ₅ ), was prepared more than 25 years ago [Esmadi & Sutcliffe (1991). Indian J. Chem. 30 A , 99–101], but its crystal structure was never reported. By following a similar experimental procedure, the compound was synthesized and its crystal structure was investigated as a acetonitrile tetrasolvate, (As(C ₆ H ₅ ) ₄ ) ₂ [ZrCl ₆ ]·4CH ₃ CN, by single-crystal X –ray diffraction. The [ZrCl ₆ ] ²⁻ anion adopts a slightly distorted octahedral coordination sphere, with Zr—Cl bond lengths of 2.4586 (6), 2.4723 (6), and 2.4818 (5) Å, and Cl—Zr—Cl angles ranging from 89.602 (19) to 90.397 (19)°.

• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE
• Grant/Contract Number: NE0008449
• OSTI ID: 1432087
• Journal Information: IUCrData, Journal Name: IUCrData Vol. 3 Journal Issue: 4; ISSN 2414-3146
• Publisher: International Union of Crystallography (IUCr)Copyright Statement
• Country of Publication: United Kingdom
• Language: English