title: (CrCl3)3@2[C4mim][OMe]-molecular cluster-type chromium(III) chloride stabilized in a salt matrix.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Anorganische Chemie I-Festkörperchemie and Materialien, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, D-44780 Bochum.
authors.forename: Bert
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Mallick
authors.forename: Harald
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kierspel
authors.forename: Anja-Verena
authors.initials: AV
authors.lastname: Mudring