Abstract
The crystal structure of the cluster complex salt, (C6H13N2)4[Nb6(NCS)6Cl12] or (H-DABCO)4[Nb6Cl12(NCS)6] (DABCO = triethylenediamine or 1,4-diazabicyclo[2.2.2]octane), comprises octahedral Nb6 cluster cores, which are μ2-coordinated by 12 chloride ligands (bridging the octahedral edges, inner ligand sphere). Furthermore, each Nb atom is N-bonded to a terminal thiocyanate ligand (outer ligand sphere). The discrete clusters carry a charge of −4, which is compensated by four monoprotonated DABCO molecules. These are arranged in rows, which are N—H...Cl and N—H...N hydrogen bonded to the anions and among each other.
Funder
Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (Germany), SPP1708
Publisher
International Union of Crystallography (IUCr)
Subject
Organic Chemistry,Inorganic Chemistry,Analytical Chemistry
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