“…Chalcogens E n in their reaction with metal-containing complexes usually yield polychalcogenides, because of (a) the oxidizing power of E n , (b) the relatively easy cleavage of the E−E bond, and (c) the potentially high hapticity of the resulting chalcogenide ligand. On the other hand, weak sulfur−halide or sulfur−sulfur interactions are responsible for the formation of the following crystallographically established adducts: CHI 3 ·3S 8 , SnI 4 ·2S 8 , AI 3 ·3S 8 (A = Sb, As), SbCl 3 ·S 8 , Ti 4 O(S 2 ) 4 Cl 6 ·2S 8 , WCl 6 ·S 8 , WCl 4 S(THF)·S 8 ,16a WCl 4 S·S 8 ,16b S 4 (NH) 4 ·3S 8 , Co 6 (μ 3 -S) 8 (CO) 6 ·3S 8 , (PPh 4 ) 4 (Ag 2 S 20 )·S 8 , and [(PPh 3 ) 2 N][Ag(S 9 )]·S 8 . In these compounds, S 8 displays weak interactions with some peripheral atoms of the coordination sphere rather than with the central metal atom.…”