Die Kristallpackung von (PPh4)2[NiCl4] · 2 MeCN und PPh4[CoCl0,6Br2,4(NCMe)]

The Crystal Packings of (PPh₄)₂[NiCl₄] · 2 MeCN and PPh₄[CoCl_0.6Br_2.4(NCMe)] (PPh₄)₂[NiCl₄] · 2 MeCN was obtained from the reaction of PPh₄Cl and NiCl₂ in acetonitrile in the presence of S₂Cl₂, PPh₄[Cl₂H] being a side product. The product of the reaction of CoS₂ with S₂Br₂ (containing rests of S₂Cl₂) at 400 °C was treated with PPh₄Br in acetonitrile yielding PPh₄Br₃ and PPh₄[CoCl_0.6Br_2.4(NCMe)]. The crystal structures of the title compounds were determined by X‐ray diffraction. (PPh₄)₂[NiCl₄] · 2 MeCN (space group I 4, a = 1839.3 pm, c = 1375.3 pm) has a crystal packing derived from the BiPh₄[ClO₄] structure type with a fourfold increased unit cell and one half of the ClO₄^– positions substituted by pairsof acetonitrile molecules. The crystal structure of PPh₄[CoCl_0.6Br_2.4(NCMe)] (space group I4₁/a, a = 1804.7 pm, c = 3198.8 pm) is related to the AsPh₄[RuNCl₄] type with an eightfold increased unit cell. The [CoCl_0.6Br_2.4(NCMe)]^– ions are disordered in two orientations and some halogen positions are randomly occupied by Cl and Br atoms. Family trees of group–subgroup relations show the symmetry relations.