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metal-organic compounds
The title compound, [ThCl4(C6H16N2)2], displays an approximate dodecahedral geometry in the solid state, with the Th atom binding to four Cl ligands and to the four N atoms of two tetramethylethylenediamine ligands. The Th-Cl and Th-N distances are in the ranges 2.683 (3)-2.692 (3) Å and 2.800 (7)-2.825 (9) Å, respectively.