title: Octa-deca-bromidobis(dicarbido)deca-dysprosium, [Dy(10)Br(18)(C(2))(2)].
abstract: Single crystals of [Dy(10)Br(18)(C(2))(2)] were obtained during the reaction of DyBr(3) with dysprosium metal and graphite in a sealed tantalum container. In the crystal structure, the Dy atoms form dimers of edge-sharing octa-hedra, each encapsulating a C(2) unit. The metal atoms are surrounded by Br atoms above the cluster edges and vertices, respectively. The dimers are connected to each other by Br atoms, leading to a three-dimensional network. [Dy(10)Br(18)(C(2))(2)] is isotypic with its iodido analogue [Dy(10)I(18)(C(2))(2)].
authors.affiliation: Institut für Anorganische Chemie, Universität zu Köln, Greinstrasse 6, D-50939 Köln, Germany.
authors.forename: Kathrin
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Daub
authors.forename: Gerd
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Meyer