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Polymer and Organic Materials

Iowa State University

Anja V. Mudring

2008

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(Crcl3)3@2[C4mim][Ome]—Molecular Cluster-Type Chromium(Iii) Chloride Stabilized In A Salt Matrix, Bert Mallick, Harald Kierspel, Anja V. Mudring Jan 2008

(Crcl3)3@2[C4mim][Ome]—Molecular Cluster-Type Chromium(Iii) Chloride Stabilized In A Salt Matrix, Bert Mallick, Harald Kierspel, Anja V. Mudring

Anja V. Mudring

In [C4mim]2[CrCl3]3[OMe]2 molecular (CrCl3)3 units are embedded in a salt matrix of [C4mim][OMe]. This structural subunit can be viewed as a trapped molecular polymorph of CrCl3. Experimental and theoretical investigations indicate that, in contrast to bulk CrCl3, metal−metal bonds are formed at low temperatures.