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Reaction of LiArMe6 (ArMe6= C6H3-2,6-(C6H2-2,4,6-Me3)2) with indium(I)chloride yields three m-terphenyl stabilized mixed-valent organoindium subhalides

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Abstract Indium(I)chloride reacts with LiAr Me 6 ( Ar Me 6  = C6H3-2,6-(C6H2-2,4,6-Me3)2) in THF to give three new mixed-valent organoindium subhalides. While the 1:1 reaction of InCl with LiAr Me 6 yields the known metal-rich cluster In8( Ar Me 6 )4 (1), the use of freshly prepared LiAr Me 6 led to incorporation of iodide, derived from the synthesis of LiAr Me 6 , into the structures, to afford In4( Ar Me 6 )4I2 (2) along with minor amounts of In3( Ar Me 6 )3I2 (3). When the same reaction was performed in 4:3 stoichiometry, the mixed-halide compound In3( Ar Me 6 )3ClI (4) was obtained. Further increasing the chloride:aryl ligand ratio resulted in the formation of the known mixed-halide species In4( Ar Me 6 )4Cl2I2 that can also be obtained from the reaction of InCl with in situ prepared LiAr Me 6 in toluene. The new compounds 2 and 4 were characterized in the solid state by X-ray crystallography and IR spectroscopy, and in solution by UV/Vis and 1H/13C{1H} NMR spectroscopies. The structural characterization of 2 and 4 was supported by electronic structure calculations at the density functional level of theory which were also performed to rationalize the cluster-type bonding in 1.