Structural diversity in charge transfer salts based on Mo3S7 and Mo3S4Se3 clusters complexes and bis(ethylenedithio)tetrathiafulvalene (ET)

Chemical modification of the trinuclear [Mo3(μ3-S)(μ2-S2)3Br6]2− cluster, at either the outer bromine or the disulfide ligands, allows the facile preparation of the dianions [Mo3(μ3-S)(μ2-S2)3(tdas)3]2− ([1]2−) (tdas = 1,2,5-thiadiazole-3,4-dithiol), [Mo3(μ3-S)(μ2-SSe)3Br6]2− ([2]2−) and [Mo3(μ3-S)(μ2-S2)3Cl6]2− ([3]2−). Electrocrystallization of bis(ethylenedithio)tetrathiafulvalene (ET) in the presence of these dianions affords a series of charge transfer salts, namely (ETA)(ETB)[1], (ETA)(n-Bu4N)[2], (ETA)(ETB)[3]2·CH3CN, and ((ETA)(ETB)(ETC)(ETD))2{[3]2Cl}·CH3CN, where the ET subscripts denote crystallographically independent molecules. In all cases, the various cluster–cluster, cluster…