Crystal structure of hexakis(w2-acetato)-tris(acetonitrile-/cAr)-/W3-oxo- trialuminum(III) tetrachloroaluminate, (AI3(C2H302)6(C2H3N)30) (A1C14)

C18H27AI4CI4N3O13, orthorhombic, C222\ (no. 20), a = 11.867(5) A, b = 15.421(5) A, c = 19.181(5) A, V = 3510.1 A3, Z = 4, Rgt(F) = 0.049, wu^F) = 0.140, T= 293 K. Source of material The title compound was prepared as followed: aluminum tri- chloride (1.33 g, 0.01 mol) was carefully dissolved in 50 mL of an- hydrous acetonitrile. The exothermic dissolution was followed by evaporating acetonitrile under reduced pressure. The obtained gummy material was redissolved in 10 mL of boiling acetic acid. After a week, translucent crystals appeared in the solution. A suit- able crystal was taken for crystallographic studies. Discussion