X-Ray crystal structure of {Li·[OP(NMe2)3]4}+·{Li5[NCPh2]6·[OP·(NMe2)3]}–: a lithium 'ate complex, with a pentanuclear Li5 clustered-anion having both µ2 edge and µ3 face nitrogen to lithium bonding

Abstract

An X-ray crystallographic study of {Li·[OP(NMe₂)₃]₄}⁺·{Li₅[NCPh₂]₆·[OP·(NMe₂)₃]}^–, (1), has shown it to be a clustered lithium 'ate complex, with an unprecedented pentanuclear Li₅ clustered-anion having both µ₂ edge and µ₃ face nitrogen to lithium bonding.