The title compound, hexa-mu -chloro-1:2 kappa (4) Cl;2:3 kappa (4) Cl;3:4 k
appa (4) Cl-hexachloro-1 kappa Cl-2,2 kappa Cl,3 kappa Cl,4 kappa Cl-2-hexa
kis(diethylamine)-1 kappa N-2,2 kappaN,3 kappaN,4 kappa N-2-tetraindium(III
), [(InCl3)(4)(Et-2-NH)(6)] or [In4Cl12(C4H11N)(6)], lies about an inversio
n centre and consists of four octahedrally coordinated In centres linked by
bridging Cl atoms to form three four-membered In2Cl2 rings.