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metal-organic compounds
In the title compound, trans-dichloro(1,5,9,13-tetrathiacyclohexadecane-κ4S)rhodium(III) pentaiodide diiodine, [RhCl2(C12H24S4)](I5).I2, the complex cations are embedded in a three-dimensional polyiodide matrix composed of cages of I5− ions and I2 molecules interacting via II contacts which range from 3.336 (2) to 4.133 (2) Å.