The cesium triorganofluorometalates
[Cs{R3MF}]4 (1, M
= Ga, R = Et; 2, M = Ga, R = i-Pr;
3, M = In, R =
Et; 4, M = In, R = i-Pr) have been prepared
by the reaction of the corresponding group 13 metallanes
GaEt3,
Ga(i-Pr)3, InEt3, and
In(i-Pr)3 with CsF in acetonitrile.
1−4 have been fully characterized by
elemental analysis,
and IR, NMR, and MS techniques. The crystal structures of
2 and 4 have been determined. 2
and 4 are isostructural
and crystallize in the cubic space group I23, with
a = 1396.3(1) pm, V = 2722.3(5) ×
106 pm3, Z = 2, and
R
1
= 0.0168 (wR
2 = 0.0343) for 2 and
a = 1417.1(2) pm, V = 2845.8(6) ×
106 pm3, Z = 2, and
R
1 = 0.0166
(wR
2
= 0.0354) for 4. The structures of 2 and
4 display strongly distorted cubes with alternating cesium
and fluorine
atoms and can be described as (CsF)4 subunits of the CsF
structure stabilized by M(i-Pr)3 groups.
According to
the analytical and spectroscopic data, 1 and 3
also possess Cs−F heterocubane structure.