Synthesis of Im(3)[Re-3(mu(3)-S)(mu-S)(3)Br-9]Br (Im=1-ethyl-3-methylimidazolium) by means of an ionic liquid

Sakamoto H; Watanabe Y; Saito T

Inorganic Chemistry, Vol.45, No.12, 4578-4579, 2006

Reaction of [Re-3(mu(3)-S)(mu-S-2)(3)Cl-6]Cl with an ionic liquid composed of 1-ethyl-3-methylimidazolium bromide (ImBr) and aluminum bromide (AlBr3) formed a new trinuclear rhenium sulfide cluster compound Im(3)[Re-3(mu(3)-S)(mu-S)(3)Br-9] Br with nine terminal bromo ligands.