The coordination of the dimethylthallium ion in the crystal and molecular structure of 1,10-phenanthroline-dimethylthallium (III) perchlorate
1972 ◽
Vol 331
(1585)
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pp. 161-169
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A single crystal X-ray analysis of the crystal structure of [TlMe 2 1,10-phen]ClO 4 confirms the presence of a bent dimethylthallium group with a C-Tl-C angle of 168.3 (1.5)°. The thallium coordination is best described as a distorted pentagonal bipyramid with one equatorial position vacant. The equatorial bonds are predominantly electrostatic, and the perchlorate ions are bidentate giving rise to a polymeric structure in the crystal.