The polychloride salt [CCl(NMe2 )2 ](+) 2 [Cl8 ](2-) was synthesized and crystallized in the ionic liquid [BMP]OTf. The compound was fully characterized by Raman spectroscopy as well as X-ray single-crystal structure determination, and represents the first example of a polychloride dianion to be described. Detailed gas-phase and solid-state calculations concerning the nature of the bonding situation were also performed.
Keywords: DFT calculations; halogen-halogen bonding; ionic liquids; polychlorides; solid-state structures.
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