M. Sokolov et al., PREPARATION AND CRYSTAL-STRUCTURE OF NEW ONE-DIMENSIONAL TA SELENIDE - [TA(SE-2)(2)](2)TABR6, Polyhedron, 17(21), 1998, pp. 3735-3738
Compound [Ta(Se-2)(2)](2)TaBr6 was prepared from elements by high temp
erature (450 degrees C) stoichiometric reaction in high yield. The str
ucture has been determined by single crystal X-ray diffraction. It con
tains infinite positively charged chains Ta(Se-2)(2)... separated by o
ctahedral TaBr6- anions. The slightly alternating Ta-Ta distances with
in the chains [3.182(2)-3.234(2) Angstrom] show a considerable degree
of metal-metal interaction along the chain. (C) 1998 Elsevier Science
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