Three new hexanuclear niobium cluster compounds, which carry trifluoroacetate ligands on the exo sites of the metal atom octahedra, were synthesized and characterized. For the syntheses, the ionic liquid 1,1,3,3-tetramethylguanidinium-trifluoroacetat, (TMG-H)TFA, was used as solvent as well as source for the ligands and cations. All three cluster compounds consist of the [Nb 6 Cl 12 (TFA) 6 ] 4anion and (TMG-H) + , (TMG-H) + + (TMGTFAA-H) + , or (TMGTFAA-H) + cations [(TMGTFAA-H) + = 1,1,3,3-tetramethylguanidine-trifluoroacetamidinium]. TMGTFAA and the corresponding cation are obtained * Prof. Dr. M. Köckerling