Das Addukt von BiCl3 mit Mo6Cl12: [BiCl]-Hanteln in der Struktur von [BiCl][Mo6Cl14]

The Adduct of BiCl₃ and Mo₆Cl₁₂: BiCl] Dumbbells in the Structure of BiCl]Mo₆Cl₁₄] MoCl₃ reacts under decomposition to MoCl₂ and Cl₂ with BiCl₃ in a sealed evacuated glass ampoule at 550 °C to form light red crystals of BiCl]Mo₆Cl₁₄]. The crystal structure determination (monoclinic, C 2/c, a = 1268.1(4) pm, b = 1304.6(3) pm, c = 2571.9(8) pm, β = 91.79(3)°, Z = 8) shows that the structure is built of (Mo₆Cl₈)Cl₆] units containing nearly regular octahedral Mo₆ clusters. These units are arranged in the motiv of a cubic closest packing. The octahedral interstices contain BiCl] dumbbells with a Bi–Cl bond length of 249 pm. The coordination sphere of the Bi atom is completed by six weaker Bi–Cl-contacts of 275 to 308 pm length to a distorted monocapped trigonal prism. Neglecting the secondary Bi–Cl bonds, the title compound can be formulated as (BiCl)²⁺](Mo₆Cl₁₄)^2–].