Bis(1-ethyl-3-methylimidazolium) 3,6-diselanylidene-1,2,4,5-tetraselena-3,6-diphosphacyclohexane-3,6-diselenolate

Abstract

In the title compound, 2C6H11N2+·P2Se82− or [EMIM]2P2Se8 (EMIM = 1-ethyl-3-methylimidazolium), the anions, located about inversion centers between EMIM cations, exhibit a cyclohexane-like chair conformation. The cations are found in columns along the a axis, with centroid–centroid distances of 3.8399 (3) and 4.7530 (2) Å. The observed P—Se distances and Se—P—Se angles agree with other salts of this anion.