The Intermetalloid Clusters [Ni2Bi12]4+ and [Rh2Bi12]4+ – Ionothermal Synthesis, Crystal Structures, and Chemical Bonding

• Published in: Zeitschrift für anorganische und allgemeine Chemie (1950) Vol. 645; no. 3; pp. 161 - 169
• Main Authors: Groh, Matthias F., Müller, Ulrike, Isaeva, Anna, Ruck, Michael
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Weinheim Wiley Subscription Services, Inc 15.02.2019
• Subjects: Aluminates; Bismuth; Chemical bonds; Chemical synthesis; Cluster compounds; Clusters; Coordination compounds; Crystal structure; Crystals; Ionic liquids; Nickel; Organic chemistry; Rhodium; Symmetry; Transition metals

The intermetalloid clusters [M2Bi12]4+ (M = Ni, Rh) were synthesized as halogenido‐aluminates in Lewis‐acidic ionic liquids. The reaction of bismuth and NiCl2 in [BMIm]Cl·5AlCl3 (BMIm = 1‐butyl‐3‐methylimidazolium) at 180 °C yielded black, triclinic (P1) crystals of [Ni2Bi12][AlCl4]3[Al2Cl7]. Black,...