title: Tetra-ethyl-ammonium bromidotricarbon-yl(tropolonato)rhenate(I).
abstract: In the title salt, (C(8)H(20)N)[ReBr(C(7)H(5)O(2))(CO)(3)], the Re(I) atom is octa-hedrally surrounded by three facially orientated carbonyl ligands, one bidendate tropolonate ligand and a bromide ligand. The small O-Re-O bite angle of 74.88 (12)° leads to a distortion of the octa-hedral coordination sphere. The bromide ligand and the axial carbonyl ligand are substitutionally disordered over two positions in a 0.922 (3):0.078 (3) ratio. An array of C-H⋯O and C-H⋯Br hydrogen-bonding inter-actions between the cations and neighbouring rhenate anions stabilizes the crystal packing.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University of the Free State, PO Box 339, Bloemfontein, 9300, South Africa.
authors.forename: Marietjie
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Schutte
authors.forename: Hendrik G
authors.initials: HG
authors.lastname: Visser
authors.forename: Andreas
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Roodt