. S7BrMFh (M = As, Sb) were prepared essentially quantitatively by a variety of similar routes to those that led to S71MF6; and in addition, by the reaction of bromine and S71AsFh. (S,Br),S,(AsF,), was prepared essentially quantitatively directly from sulphur, bromine, and arsenic pentafluoride in the appropriate ~a t i o s . Crystals of (S7Br)4S4(AsFh)6 are isostructural with (S71)4S4(A~F6)6r space group P4/11, a = 19.19(3), c = 8.01(1) A. The structure was refined from a low temperature set of data to a final R = 0.12. The salt contains a discrete planar S4" and bromo-cycloheptasulphur ( I +) cations, the latter having a similar geometry, sulphur-sulphur bond distances and an intra-cationic halogen-sulphur contact to that observed in S71+.JACK PASSMORE, GEORGE SUTHERLAND, TOM K. WHIDDEN, PETER S. WHITE et CHI-MING WONG. Can. J. Chem. 63, 1209Chem. 63, (1985.Utilisant diverses methodes semblables B celles qui ont permis de prCparer le S71MF6, on a prCpar6 le S7BrMFh (M = As, Sb) avec un rendement pratiquement quantitatif; on ['a aussi obtenu par la reaction du brome et du S71AsFh. Par reaction du soufre, du brome et du pentafluorure d'arsenic dans des proportions appropries, on a prepare le (S7Br),S4(AsF,), avec un rendement essentiellement quantitatif. . It was of interest to determine whether iodine was unique in its ability to form cations of this sort, therefore, we explored the analogous sulphur-bromine system, and the results are reported in detail below. A preliminary communication briefly mentioned (s7Br).,S4(AsF6) (6). Prior to this work the known binary sulphur-bromine species were S,Br2 (x = 2 to ca. 10) (of which only S2Br2 is stable) (8), SBr3MF6 (M = As, Sb) (9) salts, and the rather unstable NH,SBr (8).