文摘
Ax[W6I14] compounds with A = Na, K, Rb, or Cs are prepared from W3I12 and alkali iodides (AI). Crystal structures were solved and refined for Na[W6I14] and A2[W6I14] compounds with A = K, Rb and Cs on the basis of powder and single-crystal XRD diffraction. All compounds behave stable in air and can be dissolved in polar organic solvents making them valuable precursors for long-needed soluble octahedral [W6I8I6]2– cluster ions. Excitation and emission spectra of solid Na[W6I14] and Cs2[W6I14] are reported as reference systems for photophysically active A2[W6I8L6] compounds (L = inorganic or organic ligand), which can be developed therefrom, as demonstrated for Na2[W6I8(OCH3)6]·8(CH3OH).