Journal of the American Chemical Society, Vol.130, No.31, 10068-10068, 2008
(CrCl3)(3)@2[C(4)min][OMe]-Molecular cluster-type Chromium(III) chloride stabilized in a salt matrix
In [C(4)mim](2)[CrCl3][OMe](2) molecular (CrCl3)(3) units are embedded in a salt matrix of [C(4)mim][OMe]. This structural subunit can be viewed as a trapped molecular polymorph of CrCl3. Experimental and theoretical investigations indicate that, in contrast to bulk CrCl3, metal-metal bonds are formed at low temperatures.