Tetraphenylarsonium iodide, a new determination.
The reported crystal structures of Ph(4)P(+).I(-) and Ph(4)As(+).I(-) have been re-examined. An apparent instance of substitutional dimorphism could not be reproduced and, contrary to an earlier report, tetraphenylarsonium iodide, [As(C(6)H(5))(4)]I or Ph(4)As(+).I(-), was found to be isostructural with the phosphorus compound. The cation and anion are both located on -4 symmetry sites. The crystal packing involves linear chains of cations in fourfold phenyl embraces.
Dean
Philip A W
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Department of Chemistry, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada N6A 5B7. pawdean@uwo.ca
Craig
Donald C
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Scudder
Marcia L
ML
Dance
Ian G
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