The Crystal and Molecular Structure of Dichloro Monothiodibenzoylmethanato Indium Monothiodibenzoylmethane InCl2L(LH)

Abstract

Indium trichloride reacts with 2 moles of monothiodibenzoylmethane (LH) in the presence of sodium acetate to yield InCl2L(LH). According to an X-ray structure analysis the molecule possesses a hexacoordinated indium atom with two chlorine atoms in cis position and two sulfur atoms in trans position. The symmetry of the molecule is C2 imposed by a crystallographic twofold axis. The unique hydrogen atom, assumed to form an intermolecular hydrogen bridge between oxygen atoms could not be detected in the structure analysis. © 1986, Verlag der Zeitschrift für Naturforschung. All rights reserved.