Materials Data on ReRu2(NCl)10 by Materials Project

ReCl6(RuN3Cl2)2(N2)2 crystallizes in the monoclinic C2/m space group. The structure is one-dimensional and consists of two hexachlororhenium molecules; four nitrogen molecules; and two RuN3Cl2 ribbons oriented in the (0, 1, 0) direction. In each RuN3Cl2 ribbon, Ru+4.50+ is bonded in a trigonal non-coplanar geometry to three N+0.60- atoms. There is two shorter (1.71 Å) and one longer (1.82 Å) Ru–N bond length. There are two inequivalent N+0.60- sites. In the first N+0.60- site, N+0.60- is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one Ru+4.50+ and one Cl1- atom. The N–Cl bond length is 3.32 Å. In the second N+0.60- site, N+0.60- is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Ru+4.50+ and one Cl1- atom. The N–Cl bond length is 1.60 Å. There are two inequivalent Cl1- sites. In the first Cl1- site, Cl1- is bonded in a 1-coordinate geometry to two equivalent N+0.60- and one Cl1- atom. The Cl–Cl bond length is 1.99 Å. In the second Cl1- site, Cl1- is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one N+0.60- atom.