title: The reactions of TiCl3, and of UF4 with TiCl3 in liquid ammonia: unusual coordination spheres in [Ti(NH3)8]Cl3·6NH3 and [UF(NH3)8]Cl3·3.5NH3.
abstract: TiCl3 and NH3 form octaammine titanium(III) chloride ammonia (1/6), [Ti(NH3)8]Cl3·6NH3, which is the first structurally characterized octaammine complex of a transition metal. An excess of TiCl3 reacts with UF4 in liquid NH3 and forms octaammine fluorido uranium(IV) chloride ammonia (1/3.5), [UF(NH3)8]Cl3·3.5NH3. It shows a distorted threefold-capped trigonal-prismatic coordination sphere around U(IV).
authors.affiliation: Anorganische und Fluorchemie der Philipps-Universität Marburg, Hans-Meerwein-Straße 4, 35032 Marburg, Germany. florian.kraus@chemie.uni-marburg.de.
authors.forename: Patrick
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Woidy
authors.forename: Antti J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Karttunen
authors.forename: Stefan S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Rudel
authors.forename: Florian
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Kraus