[WCl4(Me3Si?CC?SiMe3)]2 Synthese,IR-Spektrum und Kristallstruktur

WCl₄(Me₃Si? C?C? SiMe₃)]₂. Synthesis, I.R. Spectrum, and Crystal Structure The title compound is obtained from tungsten hexachloride and bis-trimethylsilyl acetylene in the presence of C₂Cl₄ in dichloro methane, forming green crystals. The complex is characterized by the mass spectrum, the i.r. spectrum, and by a structural analysis with the aid of X-ray diffraction data. WCl₄(Me₃Si? C?C? SiMe₃)]₂ crystallizes triclinic in the space group P1 with one dimeric formula unit per unit cell (2 231 observed, independent reflexions, R = 4.6%). The cell dimensions are a = 928, b = 938, c = 1 080 pm; α = 115.3°, β = 91.9°, γ = 100.0°. The complex forms centrosymmetric dimers, the units being linked by chloro bridges of bond lengths W? Cl 244 and 272 pm. The trans-position to the long W? Cl bridge is occupied by the acetylene ligand which is bonded side-on with identical W? C bond lengths of 203 pm. Together with the three terminal chlorine ligands (mean W? Cl distance 231 pm) the tungsten atom achieves coordination number seven.