title: Polychloride monoanions from [Cl3]- to [Cl9]- : a Raman spectroscopic and quantum chemical investigation.
abstract: Polychloride monoanions stabilized by quaternary ammonium salts are investigated using Raman spectroscopy and state-of-the-art quantum-chemical calculations. A regular V-shaped pentachloride is characterized for the [N(Me)(4)][Cl(5)] salt, whereas a hockey-stick-like structure is tentatively assigned for [N(Et)(4)][Cl(2)⋅⋅⋅Cl(3)(-)]. Increasing the size of the cation to the quaternary ammonium salts [NPr(4)](+) and [NBu(4)](+) leads to the formation of the [Cl(3)](-) anion. The latter is found to be a pale yellow liquid at about 40 °C, whereas all the other compounds exist as powders. Further to these observations, the novel [Cl(9)](-) anion is characterized by low-temperature Raman spectroscopy in conjunction with quantum-chemical calculations.
authors.affiliation: Albert-Ludwigs Universität Freiburg, Institut für Anorganische und Analytische Chemie, Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany.
authors.forename: Robin
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Brückner
authors.forename: Heike
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Haller
authors.forename: Mathias
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ellwanger
authors.forename: Sebastian
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Riedel