Synthesis and crystal structure of an imidochromium(V) complex with a thioether macrocyclic ligand

Reaction of [Cr(NBut)Cl3(dme)] (dme=1,2-dimethoxyethane) with 1,4,7-trithiacyclononane ([9]aneS3) followed by treatment with Ag(CF3SO3) leads to the isolation of [Cr(NtBu)([9]aneS3)Cl2](CF3SO3), which has been characterized by X-ray crystallography. The CrN, average CrS, and average CrCl distances are 1.640(4), 2.431, and 2.273 Å, respectively; the CrNC angle being 173.2(4)°.