Hexachlorotetra-μ₃-chloro-tetra-μ₃-telluro-octohexarhenium(III)

The title compound, Re₆Te₄Cl₁₀, was obtained by reaction of ReCl₅ with elemental Te in an evacuated, sealed fused silica tube at 773 K. The structure contains two independent Re₆ octahedral clusters, each with a crystallographic center of symmetry. The Re atoms are coordinated by four μ₃-Te atoms and four μ₃-Cl ligands that are equally distributed over the faces of the metal polyhedra. The remaining six Cl atoms are terminal ligands coordinated to the apices of the Re₆ octahedra. Distance ranges are Re—Re 2.618 (1)–2.638 (1) , Re—μ₃-L 2.530 (3)–2.679 (2) , Re—Cl_terminal 2.325 (6)–2.353 (5) Å. (L is 50% Te and 50% Cl).

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