Isomerization of [In(H2O)3Cl3] · 18C6. Crystal structure of [ mer -In(H2O)3Cl3] · 18C6 and [ fac -In(H2O)3Cl3] · 18C6 · 2H2O

The complex [mer-In(H₂O)₃Cl₃] · 18C6 (I) was isolated from the InCl₃-H₂O-Solv-18C6 solutions (Solv = MeOH, EtOH, THF). The second crystallization from mother solutions resulted in [fac-In(H₂O)₃Cl₃] · 18C6 · 2H₂O (II). The crystal and molecular structures of isomers I, II were identified by the powder X-ray diffraction, IR, and X-ray diffraction methods. Although complexes I, II have different compositions, they have the chain structure. The thermal decomposition of complexes I, II was studied. Original Russian Text ? A.B. Ilykhin, Zh.V. Dobrokhotova, S.P. Petrosyants, 2008, published in Koordinatsionnaya Khimiya, 2008, Vol. 34, No. 9, pp. 651–656.     

Synthesis, structure, and thermal decomposition of [H2(4,4′-Bipy)][In(H2O)2(NCS)4]2 and [HUr]2[In(H2O)(NCS)5] · 2H2O

The reaction of indium thiocyanate with bipyridine (4,4-Bipy) and urotropine (Ur) gave [H₂(4,4′-Bipy)][In(H₂O)₂(NCS)₄]₂ (I) and [HUr]₂[In(H₂O)(NCS)₅] · 2H₂O (II), which were identified using elemental analysis, IR spectra, and thermogravimetric analysis. The thermal decomposition of compound I and II ends at 650 and 640°C, respectively, and gives In₂O₃. X-Ray diffraction analysis of compound I showed that complex anions in the crystal form chains through O-H…S hydrogen bonds. The anion chains form a close packing of columns with bipyridine cations located in the voids. Original Russian Text ? S.P. Petrosyants, A.B. Ilyukhin, V.A. Ketsko, 2008, published in Zhurnal Neorganicheskoi Khimii, 2008, Vol. 53, No. 6, pp. 951–955.     

Crystal structure of [Pd(NH3)4]3[Ir(NO2)6]2·H2O

A single crystal of [Pd(NH₃)₄]₃[Ir(NO₂)₆]₂·H₂O double complex salt is studied by X-ray diffraction. Crystallographic characteristics are as follows: a = 21.0335(5) ?, b = 8.0592(2) ?, c = 21.3452(5) ?, β = 91.254(1)°, V = 3617.43(15) ?³, P2₁/c space group, Z = 4, d _x = 2.714 g/cm³. Single-layer pseudohexagonal packing of complex anions is determined along the [−1 0 1] direction in the structure. Complex cations and crystallization water molecules are located between the mentioned layers.     

The structure of a new octahedral fluoride complex of niobium (Me4N)2[Nb6F6Br6(H2O)2Cl4]·6H2O

The substitution reaction of thiocyanide groups of the complex K₄[Nb₆F₆Br₆(NCS)₆] in aqueous hydrochloric acid has afforded a new fluoride cluster anion [Nb₆F₆ ⁱ Br₆ ⁱ Cl₄ ^a (H₂O)₂ ^a ]²⁻ isolated as the salt (Me₄N)₂[Nb₆F₆Br₆Cl₄(H₂O)₂]·6H₂O (space group R3m, a = 11.230(5) ?, c = 26.230(5) ?, V = 2865(2) ?³, Z = 3, R1 = 0.0362, R2w = 0.0886). The anion contains the cluster core Nb₆F₆Br₆ having ordered “inner” ligands. Difference in the atomic radii of “inner” ligands causes a significant distortion of the metal cluster along the three-fold axis. Original Russian Text Copyright ? 2008 by N. G. Naumov, S. Cordier, C. Perrin, and S. B. Artemkina __________ Translated from Zhurnal Strukturnoi Khimii, Vol. 49, No. 6, pp. 1163–1166, November–December, 2008.     

Synthesis, thermogravimetric analysis, IR spectrum, and the crystal structure of sodium hexatunstomanganate [Na2(H2O)10][Na(H2O)3]2[MnW6O18(OH)6] · 6H2O

The complex [Na₂(H₂O)₁₀][Na(H₂O)₃]₂[MnW₆O₁₈(OH)₆] · 6H₂O was synthesized and studied by mass spectrometry, thermogravimetry, IR spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction. The crystals are monoclinic, space group P2₁/n, a = 11.698(2), b = 11.670(2), c = 14.652(3) ?, β = 102.52(3)°, V = 1952.7(7) ?³, ρ(calcd.)= 3.45 g/cm³, Z = 2.     

Synthesis and structure of [Ni(dien)2]3[W4S4(CN)2]·20H2O and [Cu(dien)(Hdien)]2[W4S4(CN)12]·8H2O

[Ni(dien)₂]₃[W₄S₄(CN)₁₂]·20H₂O and [Cu(dien)(Hdien)]₂[W₄S₄(CN)₁₂]·8H₂O were obtained by evaporating water-ammonia solutions containing K₆[W₄S₄(CN)₁₂]·2H₂O·2CH₃OH, diethylene triamine, and NiCl₂·6H₂O or CuCl₂·6H₂O. The crystals of the complex compounds were obtained within 3 days. The complex compounds were characterized by IR spectroscopy and by XRD and elemental analysis. XRD data for the complex [Ni(dien)₂]₃[W₄S₄(CN)₁₂]·20H₂O are: triclinic system, , a = 14.671(2) Å, b = 16.448(3) Å, c = 19.814(3) Å, α = 67.841(3)°, β = 68.996(3)°, γ = 67.527(3)°, V = 3961.6(11) ų, Z = 2; for the complex [Cu(dien)(Hdien)]₂[W₄S₄(CN)₁₂]·8H₂O: monoclinic system, C2/c, a = 37.4290(1) Å, b = 17.7370(1) Å, c = 25.7370(2) Å, β = 105.3840(2)°, V = 16474.02(16) ų, Z = 12. Original Russian Text Copyright ? 2005 by I. V. Kalinina, D. G. Samsonenko, Z. A. Starikova, A. A. Korlyukov, J. Lipkowski, V. P. Fedin, and M. Yu. Antipin __________ Translated from Zhurnal Strukturnoi Khimii, Vol. 46, No. 1, pp. 139–148, January–February, 2005.     

X-ray structure of KCs[Pd(NO3)4]·0.5H2O

A new Pd nitrate complex KCs[Pd(NO₃)₄]·0.5H₂O is synthetized. Its crystal structure contains isolated complex anions [Pd(NO₃)₄]²⁻, cations K⁺, Cs⁺, and crystallization water. Square-planar coordination around Pd is achieved by oxygen atoms of monodentate nitrate ligands. The coordinated nitrate ligands are all oriented in the same way, in a “basket”-like arrangement. The coordination around Pd is completed to 4+1 by forming Pd...Pd contacts of 3.564 ?. Original Russian Text Copyright ? 2009 by S. P. Khranenko, I. A. Baidina, N. V. Kuratieva, and S. A. Gromilov __________ Translated from Zhurnal Strukturnoi Khimii, Vol. 50, No. 1, pp. 173–176, January–February, 2009.     

Synthesis and crystal structure of [Na2(μ-H2O)(H2O)CB[5]]Cl2 · 6H2O, [Na3(μ-H2O)4(H2O)4(CNPy@CB[6])]Cl3 · 8H2O, and [Rb2(μ-H2O)2(CNPy@CB[6])]Cl · 8H2O

The chain coordination polymers [Na₂(μ-H₂O)(H₂O)CB[5]]Cl₂ · 6H₂O (I), [Na₃(μ-H₂O)₄(H₂O)₄(CNPy@CB[6])]Cl₃ · 8H₂O (II), and [Rb₂(μ-H₂O)₂(CNPy@CB[6])]Cl₂ · 8H₂O (III) were prepared by heating (110°C) of a mixture of sodium or rubidium chloride, cucurbit[n]uril (CB[n], where n = 5, 6), 4-cyanopyridine, and water. According to X-ray diffraction data, binding of polynuclear cations with CB[n] in I–III occurs through coordination of the oxygen atoms of the cucurbit[n]uril portals to alkali metal atoms. Complexes I–III of the above composition isolated to the solid phase as supramolecular compounds with CB[n] were structurally characterized for the first time.     

Synthesis and crystal structure of sodium isopolyvanadate [Na2(H2O)8]2H2[V10O28] · 4H2O

The sodium hydrogen oxovanadate [Na₂(H₂O)₈] ₂H₂[V₁₀O₂₈] · 4H₂O was synthesized and studied by TGA, X-ray diffraction, and NMR and IR spectroscopy. The crystals are triclinic, space group P $ \bar 1 $ \bar 1 , a = 8.545(7) ?, b = 10.827(2) ?, c = 11.627(2) ?, α = 105.48(3)°, β = 99.38(3)°, γ = 101.29(3)°, V = 989.9(3) ?³, ρ(calcd) = 2,381 g/cm³, Z= 1.     

Syntheses of the eight-coordinate NH4[ErIII(Cydta)(H2O)2] · 4.5H2O and (NH4)2[Er 2III (Pdta)2(H2O)2] · 2H2O complexes and their structural investigation

In this work, the title complexes, NH₄[Er^III(Cydta)(H₂O)₂] · 4.5H₂O (I) (H₄Cydta = trans-1,2-cyclo-hexanediamine-N,N,N′,N′-tetraacetic acid) and (NH₄)₂[Er₂^III(Pdta)₂(H₂O)₂] · 2H₂O (II) (H₄Pdta= propylene-diamine-N,N,N′,N′-tetraacetic acid), were prepared, respectively, and their composition and structures were determined by elemental analyses and single-crystal X-ray diffraction techniques. Complex I selects a mononu-clear structure with pseudosquare antiprismatic geometry crystallized in the triclinic crystal system with space group $ P\bar 1 $ P\bar 1 and the central Er³⁺ ion is eight-coordinated by the hexadentate Cydta ligand and two water molecules. The crystal data are as follows: a = 8.568(3), b = 10.024(3), c = 14.377(4) ?, α = 88.404(4)°, β = 75.411(4)°, γ = 88.332(4)°, V = 1194.2(6) ?³, Z = 1, ρ _c = 1.793 g/cm³, μ = 3.586 mm⁻¹, F(000) = 648, R = 0.0257, and wR = 0.0667 for 4169 observed reflections with I ≥ 2σ(I). Complex II is eight-coordinated as well, which selects a binuclear structure with two pseudosquare antiprismatic geometry and crystallizes in the monoclinic crystal system with space group P2₁/n. The central Er³⁺ ion is coordinated by two nitrogens and four oxygens from one hexadentate Pdta ligand. Besides, two oxygens come from one carboxylic group of the neighboring Pdta ligand and one water molecule, respectively. The crystal data are as follows: a = 12.7576(8), b = 9.3151(6), c = 14.3278(9) ?, β = 96.1380(10)°, V = 1692.93(19) ?³, Z = 4, ρ _c = 2.054 g/cm³, μ = 5.015 mm⁻¹, F(000) = 1028, R= 0.0228, and wR = 0.0534 for 2984 observed reflections with I ≥ 2σ(I).     

Structural determination of new eight-coordinate NH4[EuIII(Cydta)(H2O)2]·4.5H2O and K2[Eu 2III (pdta)2(H2O)2]·6H2O complexes

The NH₄[Eu^III(Cydta)(H₂O)₂]·4.5H₂O (I) (H₄Cydta = trans-1,2-cyclohexanediamine-N,N,N′,N′-tetraacetic acid) and K₂[Eu₂^III(pdta)₂(H₂O)₂]·6H₂O (II) (H₄pdta = propylenediamine-N,N,N′,N′-tetraacetic acid) complexes are prepared by heat-refluxing and acidity-adjusting methods respectively, and their composition and structures are determined by elemental analyses and single crystal X-ray diffraction techniques. The complex I has a mononuclear structure, crystallizes in the triclinic crystal system with the P[`1]P\bar 1 space group; the central Eu^III ion is eight-coordinated by a hexadentate Cydta ligand and two water molecules. The crystal data are as follows: a = 8.653(4) ?, b = 10.041(4) ?, c = 14.405(6) ?, α = 88.469(6)°, β = 74.892(6)°, γ = 88.256(7)°, V = 1207.5(9) ?³, Z = 1, D _c = 1.731 g/cm³, μ = 2.669 mm⁻¹, F(000) = 638, R = 0.0257, and wR = 0.0667 for 3807 observed reflections with I ≥ 2σ(I). The EuN₂O₆ part in the [Eu^III(Cydta)(H₂O)₂]⁻ complex anion forms a pseudo-square antiprismatic polyhedron. The complex II is eight-coordinate as well; it is a binuclear structure that crystallizes in the monoclinic crystal system with the C ₂/c space group; half of the central Eu^III ion is coordinated by two nitrogen atoms from one hexadentate pdta ligand and six oxygen atoms from the same pdta ligand, one water molecule and carboxylic group from the neighboring pdta ligand respectively. The crystal data are as follows: a = 19.866(3) ?, b = 9.1017(12) ?, c = 21.010(3) ?, β = 104.972(2)°, V = 3670.1(9) ?³, Z = 8, D _c = 2.046 g/cm³, μ = 3.710 mm⁻¹, F(000) = 2240, R = 0.0213 and wR = 0.0460 for 4183 observed reflections with I ≥ 2σ(I). Otherwise, the two EuN₂O₆ parts in the [Eu₂^III(pdta)₂(H₂O)₂]²⁻ complex anion form a pseudo-square antiprismatic polyhedron.     

Synthesis and structures of nine-coordinate K[SmIII (Edta)(H2O)3] · 2H2O and Ten-Coordinate K2[SmIII(Pdta)(H2O)2]2 · 4.5H2O complexes

The title complexes, K[Sm^III(Edta)(H₂O)₃] · 2H₂O(I)(H₄Edta = ethylenediamine-N,N,N′,N′-tetraacetic acid) and K₂[Sm^III(Pdta)(H₂O)₂]₂ · 4.5H₂O (II) (H₄Pdta = propylenediamine-N,N,N′,N′-tetraacetic acid), were prepared and their compositions and structures were determined by elemental analyses and single-crystal X-ray diffraction techniques, respectively. Complex I has a mononuclear structure, and the Sm³⁺ ion is nine-coordinated by an Edta ligand and three water molecules, yielding a pseudo-monocapped square antiprismatic conformation, and the complex crystallizes in the orthorhombic crystal system with space group Fdd2. The crystal data are as follows: a = 19.84(5), b = 35.58(9), c = 12.15(3) ?, V = 8580(38) ?³, Z = 16, ρ _c = 1.925 g/cm³, μ = 3.010 mm⁻¹, F(000) = 4976, R = 0.0252, and wR = 0.0560 for 3510 observed reflections with I ≥ 2σ(I). Complex II has a binuclear structure and the Sm³⁺ ion is ten-coordinated by a Pdta ligand, two oxygen atoms from a carboxylic group of adjacent Pdta ligand and two water molecules, yielding a distorted bicapped square antiprismatic prism. The complex crystallizes in the triclinic crystal system with space group P $ \bar 1 $ \bar 1 . The crystal data are as follows: a = 8.9523(15), b = 10.7106(15), c = 11.6900(19) ?, α = 80.613(5)°, β = 80.397(5)°, γ = 76.530(4)°, V = 1065.7(3) ?³, Z = 1, ρc = 1.970 g/cm³, μ = 2.532 mm⁻¹, F(000) = 1620, R = 0.0332 and wR = 0.0924 for 5390 observed reflections with I ≥ 2σ(I).     

Crystal structures of barium bis(iminodiacetato)cobaltates(III): [Ba(H2O)6][Co(Ida)2]2 · H2O and Ba4(H2O)14][Co(Ida)2]5(ClO4)3 · 5.46H2O · 2CH3OH

The structures of the crystals of Ba₄[trans(N)-Co(Ida)₂]₃[cis-(N)-Co(Ida)₂]₂(ClO₄)₃ · 19.46H₂O · 2CH₃OH (I) and Ba[trans-(N)-Co(Ida)₂]₂ · 7H₂O (II) (H₂Ida is iminodiacetic acid) were determin by X-ray diffraction. The crystals of I containing two geometric isomers of the complex anions [Co(Ida)₂]⁻ were obtained by a slow cooling of a hot solution, which contained initially only the cis-isomer. One Ba atom in I interacts with the trans-complex and with two cis-complexes to give a three-dimensional framework in crystal I. The positive charge of the last framework is compensated by one more trans-complex and by the perchlorate ions, one of which acts as a bidentate ligand with respect to the Ba atom. The crystals of II are built of the chains with the alternating Ba atoms and the trans-(N)-[Co(Ida)₂]⁻ anions. The other anions of the same structure are each “suspended” to the Ba atoms of the chain. Original Russian Text ? M. Zabel, A.I. Poznyak, V.I. Pawlowskii, 2008, published in Koordinatsionnaya Khimiya, 2008, Vol. 34, No. 11, pp. 831–836.     

Synthesis, structure, and physicochemical properties of K[VO2(SeO4)(H2O)] and K[VO2(SeO4)(H2O)2] · H2O

The vanadium(V) complexes K[VO₂(SeO₄)(H₂O)] and K[VO₂(SeO₄)(H₂O)₂] · H₂O were synthesized using original procedures; their physicochemical properties were studied, and the crystal structure was determined on the basis of X-ray diffraction and neutron diffraction data. The structure of K[VO₂(SeO₄)(H₂O)₂] · H₂O is composed of VO₆ octahedra connected to form infinite chains by bridging SeO₄ tetrahedra. Each VO₆ tetrahedron has short terminal V-O bonds forming the bent dioxovanadium group VO₂⁺ The unit cell parameters of K[VO₂(SeO₄)(H₂O)₂] · H₂O are a = 6.4045(1) ?, b = 9.9721(2) ?, c = 6.6104(1) ?, β = 107.183(1)°, V = 403.34 ?³, Z = 2, monoclinic system, space group P2₁. The complex K[VO₂(SeO₄)(H₂O)] forms a two-dimensional layered structure composed of highly distorted VO₆ octahedra having two short terminal V-O bonds and SeO₄ groups coordinated simultaneously by three vanadium atoms. This compound crystallizes in the monoclinic system (space group P2₁/c): a = 7.3783(1) ?, b = 10.5550(2) ?, c = 10.3460(2) ?, β = 131.625(1)°, V = 602.894(5) ?³, Z= 4. The vibrational spectra of the studied compounds are fully consistent with their structural features.     

Crystal structure and thermal properties of Na2[ReCl6]·6H2O

The crystal structure of Na₂[ReCl₆]·6H₂O is determined. The crystallographic characteristics are as follows: a = 6.6955(2) ?, b = 7.0926(2) ?, c = 8.3667(3) ?; α = 102.567(1)°, β = 98.853(2)°, γ = 107.236(1)°; V = 360.08(2) ?³, P-1 space group, Z = 1, d _x = 2.550 g/cm³. The thermal properties of Na₂[ReCl₆]·6H₂O are studied in the hydrogen atmosphere. During the thermolysis of Na₂[ReCl₆]_0.50[PtCl₆]_0.50·6H₂O double complex salt in the hydrogen atmosphere, Re _x Pt_1−x nanocrystalline solid solutions were obtained.     

Synthesis and structures of nine-coordinate K[Dy(Edta)(H2O)3] · 3.5H2O, (NH4)3 [Dy(Ttha)] · 5H2O, and eight-coordinate NH4[Dy(Cydta)(H2O)2] · 4.5H2O complexes

The title complexes, K[Dy(Edta)(H₂O)₃] · 3.5 H₂O (I) (H₄Edta = ethylenediamine-N,N,N′,N′-tetraacetic acid), (NH₄)₃[Dy(Ttha)] · 5H₂O (II) (H₆Ttha = triethylenetetramine-N, N,N′,N″,N‴,N‴-hexaacetic acid), and NH₄[Dy(Cydta)(H₂O)₂] · 4.5H₂O (III) (H₄Cydta = trans-1,2-cyclohexanediamine-N,N,N′,N′-tetraacetic acid), were prepared, and their compositions and structures were determined by elemental analyses and single-crystal X-ray diffraction techniques, respectively. In complex I, the Dy³⁺ ion is nine-coordinated by an Edta ligand and three water molecules, yielding a pseudo-monocapped square antiprismatic conformation, and the complex crystallizes in the orthorhombic crystal system with space group Fdd2. The crystal data are as follows: a = 19.751(7), b = 35.573(12), c = 12.227(4) ?, V = 8591(5) ?³, Z = 16, space group Fdd2 ρ_c = 1.877 g/cm³, μ = 3.742 mm⁻¹, F(000) = 4800, R = 0.0259, and wR = 0.0616 for 3218 observed reflections with I ≥ 2σ(I). For complex II, the Dy³⁺ ion is nine-coordinated by a Ttha ligand, yielding a pseudo-monocapped square antiprismatic conformation, and the complex crystallizes in the monoclinic crystal system with space group P2₁/c. In addition, there is a free non-coordinate carboxyl group (-CH₂COO⁻) in the [Dy(Ttha)]³⁻ complex anion. The crystal data are as follows: a = 10.353(3), b = 12.746(4), c = 23.141(7) ?, β = 91.005(5)°, V = 3053.2(15) ?³, Z = 4, space group P2₁/c ρ_c = 1.730 g/cm³, μ = 2.532 mm⁻¹, F(000) = 1620, R = 0.0332 and wR = 0.0924 for 5390 observed reflections with I ≥ 2σ(I). For complex III, the Dy³⁺ ion is eight-coordinated by a ligand Cydta and two water molecules, yielding a distorted square antiprismatic conformation, and the complex crystallizes in the triclinic system with space group P . The crystal data are as follows: a = 8.604(3), b = 10.012(4), c = 14.369(6) ?, α = 88.330(6)°, β = 75.363(6)°, γ = 88.285(6)°, space group P V = 1196.9(8) ?³, Z = 2, ρ_c = 1.776 g/cm³, μ = 3.194 mm⁻¹, F(000) = 644, R = 0.0445 and wR = 0.1041 for 3931 observed reflections with I ≥ 2σ(I). The article is published in the original.     

Hydrothermal synthesis and crystal structure of [Zn(pytpy)2][NO3]2·2H2O

The title compound, [Zn(pytpy)₂][NO₃]₂·2H₂O (pytpy = 4′-(4-pyridyl)-2,2′: 6′,2″-terpyridine), has been synthesized by the reaction of Zn(NO₃)₂·6H₂O with pytpy, and its crystal structure was determined by single-crystal X-ray diffraction. The crystal belongs to tetragonal space group P4₃ with a = 0.90873(8) nm, b = 0.90873(8) nm, c = 4.4741(6) nm, V = 3.6946(7) nm³, Z = 4, D _c = 1.521 g/cm⁻³, μ = 0.736 mm⁻¹, F(000) = 1744, R = 0.0871, wR = 0.1302 for 5553 observed reflections with I > 2σ(I). X-ray analysis has revealed that the Zn^II ion is surrounded by six N atoms from two pytpy ligands leading to a distorted octahedral geometry. In the crystal structure there are numerous strong intermolecular and intramolecular H-bonds and π-π interactions.     

[Ni(dien)2]2[Mn(NCS)6]·H2O的合成、晶体结构

The crystal of [Ni(dien)₂]₂[Mn(NCS)₆]·H₂O was synthesized and the structure of its single crystal was determined by X-ray diffraction. The crystal is monoclinic system, space group P2₁/c with a=16.544(3),b=15.137(2), c=17.334(3)?, β=99.90(1)°, V=4276.3(12)?³, Z=4, D_c=1.479g·cm^-3, M_r=951.55, F(000)=1998, μ=1.489mm^-1, R=0.0399, R_w=0.0958. IR was also determined.     

Conformational rearrangement of 18-crown-6 upon the formation of aquanitratouranyl complexes: The refinement of crystal and molecular structures for [UO2(NO3)2(H2O)2] · 2H2O · 18C6

Comparing the geometry of [UO₂(NO₃)₂(H₂O)₂] · 2H₂O · 18C6 (18C6 = C₁₂H₂₄O₆) and IR spectroscopic data, we propose correlations between the conformation of an ethylene oxide unit of 18-crown-6 and the conformation-sensitive frequency in the IR spectrum. Spectral conformational analysis verifies the composition of the 18-crown-6 conformer in the [UO₂(NO₃)₂(H₂O)₂] · 18C6 complex whose structure is known. The distribution character of hydrogen bonds that retain crown ether molecules in aquanitratouranyl complexes is shown to influence the conformational uniformity of ethylene oxide units of the macrocycle.     

Crystal structures of the octahedral rhenium cluster compexes Cs4[Re6S8(OH)6]·6H2O and Cs4[Re6Se8(OH)6]·8H2O

The salts Cs₄[Re₆S₈(OH)₆]·6H₂O (1) and Cs₄[Re₆Se₈(OH)₆]·8H₂O (2) were obtained by the reactions of Re₆S₈Br₂ and Re₆Se₈Br₂ with a CsOH melt with further solution of the products in water and crystallization of 1 and 2 from the aqueous solutions. The structure of the compounds was established by X-ray single crystal diffraction analysis. Compound 1 crystallizes in the orthorhombic space group Pbca with unit cell parameters a = 14.175(2) Å, b = 11.321(2) Å, c = 17.503(2) Å, V = 2808.5(7) ų, Z = 4, d _calc = 5.003 g/cm³; compound 2 crystallizes in the triclinic space group with unit cell parameters a = 9.020(4) Å, b = 9.127(4) Å, c = 10.289(4) Å, α = 79.589(7)°, β = 75.829(7)°, γ = 72.186(7)°, V = 776.8(6) ų, Z = 1, d _calc = 5.402 g/cm³. Original Russian Text Copyright ? 2007 by K. A. Brylev, Yu. V. Mironov, S.-J. Kim, and V. E. Fedorov __________ Translated from Zhurnal Strukturnoi Khimii, Vol. 48, No. 6, pp. 1183–1188, November–December, 2007.