(18-Crown-6)potassium(I) diphenylstibate(−1)

Red crystals of the title salt, [K(C12H24O6)][Sb(C6H5)2], were obtained by the reaction of SbPh3, KSnBi and 18-crown-6 in liquid ammonia. The asymmetric unit contains one half of a [K(18-crown-6)]+ cation and one half of an SbPh2− anion, with the central element lying on a twofold axis and a centre of inversion, respectively. In the crystal structure, the sequestered potassium cations show weak interactions with the π-electrons of the phenyl groups of the SbPh2− anion [shortest K...C distances = 3.190 (2) and 3.441 (2) Å], leading to one-dimensional strands along the crystallographic c axis. These strands are aligned in a pseudo-hexagonal packing perpendicular to the ab plane.

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