Materials Data on Ru(SCl3)4 by Materials Project

Abstract

RuSCl4(SCl2)3Cl2 crystallizes in the monoclinic P2_1/c space group. The structure is zero-dimensional and consists of four chlorine molecules, twelve sulfur dichloride molecules, and four RuSCl4 clusters. In each RuSCl4 cluster, Ru4+ is bonded in a distorted T-shaped geometry to three Cl1- atoms. There are a spread of Ru–Cl bond distances ranging from 2.37–2.42 Å. S2+ is bonded in a 2-coordinate geometry to two Cl1- atoms. There are one shorter (2.02 Å) and one longer (2.68 Å) S–Cl bond lengths. There are four inequivalent Cl1- sites. In the first Cl1- site, Cl1- is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one Ru4+ atom. In the second Cl1- site, Cl1- is bonded in a distorted water-like geometry to one Ru4+ and one S2+ atom. In the third Cl1- site, Cl1- is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one S2+ atom. In the fourth Cl1- site, Cl1- is bonded in a distorted single-bond geometry to one Ru4+ atom.