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Acta Cryst. (2003). E59, m934-m935 [ doi:10.1107/S1600536803020464 ]
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O)aluminium(III) trichlorideAbstract: The title compound, [Al{(CH3)2SO}6]Cl3, crystallizes in the trigonal space group R
. In this structure, the O atoms of six dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) molecules are bonded to the Al3+ ion in the form of a trigonally distorted octahedron. The Al3+ ion is situated at special site 3b (symmetry ), while the Cl- ions are situated at special sites 3a and 6c (symmetries and 3). Considering only the Al3+ ions separately, they are arranged in a slightly distorted cubic close-packed arrangement. In this crystal structure, the Cl- ions occupy both the tetrahedral sites and the octahedral sites, giving a Cl-:Al3+ ratio of 3:1. This geometric condition results in a distorted rhombododecahedral arrangement of Cl- ions around the Al3+ ions.
Online 24 September 2003
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