Octa-deca-bromidobis(dicarbido)deca-dysprosium, [Dy(10)Br(18)(C(2))(2)]

Acta Crystallogr Sect E Struct Rep Online. 2007 Dec 12;64(Pt 1):i4. doi: 10.1107/S1600536807066111.

Abstract

Single crystals of [Dy(10)Br(18)(C(2))(2)] were obtained during the reaction of DyBr(3) with dysprosium metal and graphite in a sealed tantalum container. In the crystal structure, the Dy atoms form dimers of edge-sharing octa-hedra, each encapsulating a C(2) unit. The metal atoms are surrounded by Br atoms above the cluster edges and vertices, respectively. The dimers are connected to each other by Br atoms, leading to a three-dimensional network. [Dy(10)Br(18)(C(2))(2)] is isotypic with its iodido analogue [Dy(10)I(18)(C(2))(2)].