Abstract The reaction of FeCl 3 with S 4 N 4 in CH 2 Cl 2 at room temperature yields S 6 N 4 2+ (FeCl 4 - ) 2 (A), among other products. Crystal data of A: Space group P2 1 /c, Z = 4, α = 12.090(4), b= 11.745(3), c= 13.918(3) Å, β= 101.25(2)°. In its dimensions and its conformation the S 6 N 4 2+ -cation in A agrees well with the S 6 N 4 2+ -cation in other salts. There exists one close S···Cl contact between each of the S atoms of the central S 4 ring in the cation and the neighbouring FeCl 4 - anions (3.04 to 3.16 Å; for comparison: the S···Cl van der Waals distance is 3.50 Å).
Ulf ThewaltKonrad HollUdo DemantUlrich MüllerKurt Dehnicke
Frank De ProftPatrick W. FowlerRemco W. A. HavenithPaul von Ragué SchleyerGregory Van LierPaul Geerlings
Frank De ProftPatrick W. FowlerRemco W. A. HavenithPaul von Ragué SchleyerGregory Van LierPaul Geerlings