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X-ray crystal structure of InCl3·2THF, a neutral five-coordinate bis-adduct of an indium(III) trihalide

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Self, MF; McPhail, AT; Wells, RL
Published in: Polyhedron
January 1, 1993

The 2 : 1 mole ratio reaction of InCl3 and P(SiMe3)3 in a toluene/THF mixture was investigated. The reaction appears to occur in a 1 : 1 mole fashion, since the products obtained are unreacted InCl3 (48.5% recovered) as InCl3·2THF and a fine powder which appears to be [Cl2In3P3(SiMe3)2]n. The latter was characterized by melting point and partial elemental analysis. The X-ray crystal structure of InCl3·2THF shows it to be a neutral penta-coordinated bis-adduct of an indium(III) trihalide. The crystal structure consists of discrete monomeric units with no abnormally short intermolecular separations. The geomery about the indium atom approximates to trigonal bipyramidal with oxygen atoms of each of the THF molecules occupying axial positions [In-O = 2.257(9) Å, O-In-O = 178.5(3)°], while the three chlorine atoms (mean In-Cl = 2.321 Å) lie in the equatorial plane. © 1993.

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Polyhedron

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0277-5387

Publication Date

January 1, 1993

Volume

12

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5

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455 / 459

Related Subject Headings

  • Inorganic & Nuclear Chemistry
  • 3403 Macromolecular and materials chemistry
  • 3402 Inorganic chemistry
  • 0399 Other Chemical Sciences
  • 0306 Physical Chemistry (incl. Structural)
  • 0302 Inorganic Chemistry
 

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Self, M. F., McPhail, A. T., & Wells, R. L. (1993). X-ray crystal structure of InCl3·2THF, a neutral five-coordinate bis-adduct of an indium(III) trihalide. Polyhedron, 12(5), 455–459. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0277-5387(00)83393-8
Self, M. F., A. T. McPhail, and R. L. Wells. “X-ray crystal structure of InCl3·2THF, a neutral five-coordinate bis-adduct of an indium(III) trihalide.” Polyhedron 12, no. 5 (January 1, 1993): 455–59. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0277-5387(00)83393-8.
Self MF, McPhail AT, Wells RL. X-ray crystal structure of InCl3·2THF, a neutral five-coordinate bis-adduct of an indium(III) trihalide. Polyhedron. 1993 Jan 1;12(5):455–9.
Self, M. F., et al. “X-ray crystal structure of InCl3·2THF, a neutral five-coordinate bis-adduct of an indium(III) trihalide.” Polyhedron, vol. 12, no. 5, Jan. 1993, pp. 455–59. Scopus, doi:10.1016/S0277-5387(00)83393-8.
Self MF, McPhail AT, Wells RL. X-ray crystal structure of InCl3·2THF, a neutral five-coordinate bis-adduct of an indium(III) trihalide. Polyhedron. 1993 Jan 1;12(5):455–459.
Journal cover image

Published In

Polyhedron

DOI

ISSN

0277-5387

Publication Date

January 1, 1993

Volume

12

Issue

5

Start / End Page

455 / 459

Related Subject Headings

  • Inorganic & Nuclear Chemistry
  • 3403 Macromolecular and materials chemistry
  • 3402 Inorganic chemistry
  • 0399 Other Chemical Sciences
  • 0306 Physical Chemistry (incl. Structural)
  • 0302 Inorganic Chemistry