Hydrophilic interaction liquid chromatography with indirect ultraviolet detection for the separation and quantification of pyrrolidinium ionic liquid cations

A method of hydrophilic interaction liquid chromatography with indirect ultraviolet detection was developed to determine three pyrrolidinium ionic liquid cations, i.e. N-methyl-N-ethyl pyrrolidinium cation ([MEPy]⁺), N-methyl-N-propyl pyrrolidinium cation ([MPPy]⁺) and N-methyl-N-butyl pyrrolidinium cation ([MBPy]⁺). Chromatographic separation was achieved on a hydrophilic column using imidazolium ionic liquids and organic solvents as the mobile phase. The effects of the background ultraviolet absorption reagents, the imidazolium ionic liquids, detection wavelength, organic solvents, column temperature and the pH value of the mobile phase on the separation and determination of pyrrolidinium cations were investigated and the retention behaviors in hydrophilic interaction chromatography were discussed. The optimized chromatographic conditions were selected. Under the optimal conditions, the detection limits (S/N = 3) for [MEPy]⁺, [MPPy]⁺ and [MBPy]⁺ were 0.59, 0.53 and 0.46 mg/L, respectively. The method has been successfully applied to the determination of the three ionic liquids synthesized in our chemistry laboratory. This research results may improve the analytical method of ionic liquid cations.     

二苯并噻吩及其氧化物与离子液体相互作用的理论研究

采用密度泛函理论方法比较了DBT/DBTO₂和[BMIM]⁺[PF₆]^-/[BMIM]⁺[BF₄]^-的相互作用。对最稳定的[BMIM]⁺[PF₆]^-、[BMIM]⁺[PF₆]^--DBT、[BMIM]⁺[PF₆]^--DBTO₂、[BMIM]⁺[BF₄]^-、[BMIM]⁺[BF₄]^--DBT、[BMIM]⁺[BF₄]^--DBTO₂进行了NBO和AIM分析。结果表明,DBT和[BMIM]⁺[PF₆]^-/[BMIM]⁺[BF₄]^-中的咪唑环彼此相互平行,NBO和AIM分析表明它们之间发生了π-π相互作用。H1'和H9'形成的F…H氢键有利于π-π堆积作用的形成。DBTO₂倾向于趋近C2-H2和甲基基团形成O…H相互作用;DBTO₂优先吸附在[BMIM]⁺[PF₆]^-/[BMIM]⁺[BF₄]^-。在模拟油中,[BMIM]⁺[PF₆]^-和[BMIM]⁺[BF₄]^-离子液体对DBTO₂的萃取能力大于DBT,其原因是可能是DBTO₂具有较大的极性和O…H与F…H的氢键作用。     

Electrospray ionization mass spectrometry of metal complexes. Gas phase formation of a binuclear copper(II)–5-Br-PADAP complex

The complexes formed from copper(II) and 2-(5-bromo-2-pyridylazo)-5-diethylaminophenol (5-Br-PADAP or HL) in aqueous methanol solution was studied by electrospray ionization mass spectrometry. The solution of a 1:1 complex of Cu(II) with 5-Br-PADAP showed five peaks assignable to a binuclear complex [Cu₂L₂(AcO)]⁺ and mononuclear complexes [CuL]⁺, [CuL(H₂O)]⁺, [CuL(AcOH)]⁺ and [CuL(HL)]⁺ (AcO=acetate). Collision activated dissociation revealed the relative order of bonding strengths; Cu–L>Cu–HL>CuL–AcOH>CuL–H₂O. The peak intensities of the binuclear complex showed second-order dependency on those of the mono complex. As for the solution of Ni(II)–5-Br-PADAP, no binuclear complex was observed in the mass spectra. Thus, it was suggested that [Cu₂L₂(AcO)]⁺ was formed by the fast gas phase reaction: 2[CuL]⁺+AcO⁻[Cu₂L₂(AcO)]⁺.     

Reactivity of tri- and tetra-nuclear ethylidyne cyclopentadienylcobalt clusters towards protonic acids

The bis(μ₃-ethylidyne) tricobalt cluster [(CpCo)₃(μ₃-CCH₃)₂] (1b) is protonated by trifluoroacetic acid to give the dicobalt edge-protonated cation [H(CpCo)₃(μ₃-CCH₃)₂]⁺ [lb + H]⁺. Protonation of the μ₃-ethylidyne tetracobalt cluster hydride [H(CpCo)₄(μ₃-CCH₃)] (3) takes place in two consecutive steps. At low temperature [H₂(CpCo)₄(μ₃-CCH₃)]⁺ [3 + H]⁺ is formed first, and is then slowly converted into [H₃(CpCo)₄(μ₃-CCH₃)]²⁺ [3 + 2H]²⁺ by an excess of acid. As judged by the ¹H NMR data and the crystal structure of [3 + X]⁺[(CF₃COO)₂X]⁻ (X = H or D) the endo hydrogens in [3 + H]⁺ and [3 + 2H]²⁺ occupy μ₃-(Co₃) face capping hydridic positions. The cations [1b + H]⁺ and [3 + H]⁺ show hydride fluxionality in solution, which in the case of [3 + H]⁺ can be frozen out on the NMR timescale at low temperature (ΔG ^≠ (203 K) = 40.8 kJ/mol). The structure of [3 + X]⁺ [(CF₃COO)₂X]⁻ (X = H or D) was determined by X-ray crystallography. One of the hydrides/deuterides is located on the crystallographic mirror plane, capping a tricobalt face of the cluster cation. The other endo hydrogen atom is believed to be disordered between the other two μ₃-(Co₃) sites, which are related by space group symmetry. Deuteronation of 3 shows a strong normal kinetic deuterium isotope effect. From the temperature independence of the ¹H NMR spectrum of [3 + 2D]²⁺ a non-fluxional solution structure can be inferred. In all the systems studied, hydridic (μ₂- or μ₃-) sites are thermodynamically preferred to possible isomeric agostic CoHC or Co₂HC sites for the endo hydrogens. Agostic interactions cannot, however, be ruled out in transient intermediates during the course of the protonations.     

D2EHDTPA-TOA反协同萃取镉的速率方程

以恒界面池法研究了D2EHDTPA（二（2-乙基己基）二硫代磷酸）-TOA（三辛胺）反协同萃取镉的界面反应速率方程.萃取历程由若干个相转移（在本体相与界面相之间的物质转移）过程和若干个反应组成.萃取的速率方程为 r=1.42*10^-7[Cd²⁺]^0.42[BHA]^0.47/[B]^0.85[H⁺]^0.21 （mol•m^-2•s^-1） 探讨了萃取速率方程中非整数反应物级数的物理意义.Freundlich因子n越大,物质在界面层所受排斥力越大.萃取过程的表观活化能E=44.2 kJ•mol－1,萃取反应的焓变ΔH=72.9 kJ•mol－1.讨论了由不同的界面模型而导致不能通融的萃取动力学机理的问题.     

Quantitative analysis of fluorimated ethylchloroformate derivatives of non-protein amino acids using positive and negative chemical ionization gas chromatography-mass spectometry

The GC-MS characterization of the ethylchloroformate derivatives of amino acids in an aqueous medium has been applied to non-protein amino acids. Derivatization of non-protein amino acids using ethylchloroformate, trifluoroethanol, and pyridine produced strong [M + 1]⁺ and [M - 1]⁻ ions in positive and negative chemical ionization (CI) modes, respectively. Twenty-one out of the twenty-three non-protein amino acids studied produced detectable ion chromatograms in both ionization modes when methane was used as the CI reagent gas. Mass spectra of these non-protein amino acid derivatives showed characteristic [M - 19]⁺, [M + 1]⁺, [M + 29]⁺, and [M + 41]⁺ peaks in the positive chemical ionization mode, and [M - 1]⁻, and [M + 35]⁻ peaks in the negative chemical ionization mode. The detection limits and the linear dynamic range of trifluorethanol ethylchloroformate derivatives of non-protein amino acids were studied using positive chemical ionization. The detection limits are mostly in the femtomole range.     

Simultaneous separation of common mono- and divalent cations on a zirconium-modified silica gel column by ion chromatography with non-suppressed conductimetric detection and tartaric acid–15-crown-5 as eluent

The application of laboratory-made zirconium-modified silica gels (Zr-silicas) as cation-exchange stationary phases to ion chromatography with conductimetric detection (IC–CD) for common mono- and divalent cations (Li⁺, Na⁺, NH₄⁺, K⁺, Mg²⁺ and Ca²⁺) was carried out. Zr-silicas were prepared by the reaction of the silanol group on the surface of silica gel with zirconium tetrabutoxide (Zr(OCH₂CH₂CH₂CH₃)₄) in ethanol. Zr-silica adsorbed on 10 mg zirconium g⁻¹ silica gel was a suitable cation-exchange stationary phase in IC–CD for the separation of these mono- and divalent cations. Excellent simultaneous separation and highly sensitive detection for these cations were achieved in 10 min by IC–CD using a Zr-silica column (150×4.6 mm I.D.) and 10 mM tartaric acid containing 10 mM 15-crown-5 (1,4,7,10,13-pentaoxacyclopentadecane) as the eluent. The proposed IC–CD method was successfully applied to the determination of major mono- and divalent cations in natural water samples.     

The coordinatively unsaturated cluster cations [Pt3{M(CO)3}(μ-Ph2PCH2PPh2)3] (M = Re, Mn)

The coordinatively unsaturated cluster [Pt₃(μ₃-CO)(μ-dppm)₃]²⁺ (1, dppm = Ph₂PCH₂PPh₂) reacts with Na⁺[M(CO)₅]⁻ to give the mixed metal clusters [Pt₃{M(CO)₃}(μ-dppm)₃]⁺ (M = Re, 2; Mn, 3). The new clusters are characterized by spectroscopic methods and, for M = Re, by an X-ray structure determination. The Pt₃Re core in 2 is tetrahedral with particularly short metal-metal distances.     

Quantitative determination of sulfonamide in meat by liquid chromatography-electrospray-mass spectrometry

This paper describes a newly developed liquid chromatography–electrospray-mass spectrometry (LC–ES-MS) method for the quantitative determination of nine commonly used sulfonamides (sulfadiazine, sulfapyridine, sulfamerazine, sulfamethazine, sulfamonomethoxine, sulfisoxazole, sulfadimethoxine, sulfaquinoaline and sulfaphenazole) in meat. [M+H]⁺ and [M+Na]⁺ were the two major ions detected in positive ion mode. Selective ion monitoring was employed for quantitative determination. Satisfactory linearity, 0.1–10 μg ml⁻¹, of each compound was obtained. Blank meat samples were fortified at levels between 50 and 500 μg kg⁻¹. [Phenyl-¹³C6]sulfamethazine was used as internal standard. Sulfonamides were isolated from meat with a solvent extraction procedure and then determined by LC–ES-MS. The limits of detection were below 10 μg kg⁻¹. The application of this newly developed method was demonstrated by analyzing various beef, pork and chicken samples from local markets.     

Conformation Changes of Enkephalin in Coordination with Pb2+ Investigated by Gas Phase Hydrogen/Deuterium Exchange Mass Spectrometry Combined with Theoretical Calculations

In this study, the effects of lead ions(Pb²⁺) on the conformations of leucine encephalin(LE) and methionine encephalin(ME) in gas phase were studied using hydrogen/deuterium exchange mass spectrometry(HDX-MS) and quantum chemistry theoretical calculations at the molecular level. The HDX-MS result revealed that the complexes with the monovalent compounds [LE+Pb–H]⁺ and [ME+Pb–H]⁺had a 1:1 stoichiometric ratio, and different HDX reactivates were observed in a follow of [ME+H]⁺>[LE+H]⁺>[LE+Pb–H]⁺> [ME+Pb–H]⁺. Combining the collision-induced dissociation energies of the complexes and their HDX results, it was found that the more stable the complex, the harder it was for HDX. In addition, the favo-rable conformations of the complexes were obtained by theoretical calculations, revealing that the similar coordination type with diffe-rent bond lengths was obtained. Then, the proton affinity(PA) values of the optimized complexes were calculated to interpret the HDX observations, indicating that the higher the PA values, the more difficult it was for HDX. Overall, the experiments and theoretical calculations revealed that Pb²⁺ could induce conformational changes of LE and ME, and generate ME into a more rigid conformation than LE. The results will prompt further fundamental investigations on the conformational properties of LE/ME in coordination with Pb²⁺.     

类水滑石[CdxMg6-xAl2(OH)16]2+[S·2H2O]2-的合成与表征

用中温水热法合成了类水滑石[Cd_xMg_6-xAl₂(OH)₁₆]²⁺[S·2H₂O]^2-,探讨了pH值、投入Cd²⁺离子的量以及硫化时间等条件对合成的影响,并用XRD、FT-IR、DTA-TG等手段进行了表征,找出了合成层间嵌入S^2-离子的含Cd类水滑石的最佳条件。     

碱金属离子与三肽复合物的气相裂解反应

为了探索侧链R基团对碱金属离子与多肽复合物气相裂解反应的影响, 采用电喷雾电离质谱法研究了碱金属离子Li⁺, Na⁺和K⁺分别与甘氨酸三肽(GGG)、 甘氨酰-苯丙氨酰-甘氨酸三肽(GFG)和甘氨酰-甘氨酰-苯丙氨酸三肽(GGF)形成的复合物的气相裂解反应. 质谱定性实验结果表明, Li⁺, Na⁺和K⁺与GGG, GFG或GGF在气相中可以形成稳定的复合物, 配合比为1∶1或2∶1. 竞争反应质谱图显示, GGG, GFG或GGF与碱金属离子形成的复合物的质谱峰丰度按Li⁺, Na⁺, K⁺顺序依次下降, 表明随着碱金属离子半径的增加, 它们与三肽的结合强度依次减弱. 碰撞诱导解离显示, 母体离子[GGG+Na]⁺, [GGF+Na]⁺和[GFG+Na]⁺ 的质心碰撞能量E(CM)₅₀数值分别为1.94, 1.76和1.63 eV. 通过质谱滴定法测得[GGG+Na]⁺, [GFG+ Na]⁺和[GGF+Na]⁺ 的结合常数lg\begin{array}{c}{K}_{a_1}\end{array}分别为5.30, 5.25和5.17. 质谱法定量结果进一步确认复合物的稳定性顺序为[GGG+Na]⁺>[GGF+Na]⁺>[GFG+Na]⁺, 表明由于空间位阻的影响, 侧链R基团含有苄基的GFG或 GGF与Na⁺的键合强度要小于侧链R全部为H的GGG. 串级质谱分析结果显示, 碱金属化的GGG断裂位点较多, 可解离出丰富的金属化a₂, b和y型碎片离子, 而碱金属化的GGF和GFG解离出的金属化y型离子较多, b型离子其次, 金属化a型离子几乎没有. 此外, 双碱金属化的GGF可解离出较多金属化y型离子. 复合物[GGF+Na]⁺的裂解曲线显示, 当碰撞能量为25 eV时, [y₂+Na-H]⁺ 和[b₂+Na+OH]⁺为主要碎片离子, 当碰撞能量>40 eV时, 只有[b₂+Na+OH]⁺ 碎片离子占有优势数量. 根据质子化三肽裂解机理可以推测, 钠化GFG裂解后生成含噁唑酮的[b₂+Na]⁺离子, 该离子经过一系列过渡态生成[a₂+Na]⁺(2-苄基-4-咪唑酮), 而不是常见的亚胺离子.     

Copper thioether chemistry: Synthesis and X-ray crystal structures of binuclear copper(I) complexes [Cu2(L)] {L = [24]aneS8, [28]aneS8} incorporating octathia macrocycles

Reaction of L {L = [24]aneS₈, [28]aneS₈} with two molar equivalents of [Cu(NCMe)₄]X (X⁻ = ClO₄⁻, BF₄⁻, PF₆⁻) in MeCN affords the white binuclear copper(I) complexes [Cu₂(L)]²⁺. A single crystal X-ray structure determination of [CU₂([24]aneS₈)](BF₄)₂ shows two tetrahedral copper(I) centres, each of which is coordinated to four thioether sulphur-donors, Cu---S(1) = 2.263(3), Cu---S(4) = 2.363(3), Cu---S(7) = 2.349(3), Cu---S(10) = 2.261(3) Å. The Cu … Cu distance is 5.172(3) Å. A single crystal X-ray structure determination Of [CU₂([28]aneS₈)](ClO₄)₂ shows that this complex also contain two tetrahedral copper(I) centres, each coordinated to four thioether sulphur-donors, Cu---S(1) = 2.278(5), Cu---S(4) = 2.333(5), Cu---S(8) = 2.328(5), CU---S(11) = 2.268(5) Å. The Cu … Cu distance of 6.454(3) Å is greater than in [CU₂([24]aneS₈)]²⁺ , reflecting the greater cavity size in [CU₂([28]aneS₈)]²⁺. Cyclic voltammetry of [CU₂([24]aneS₈)]²⁺ and [CU₂([28]aneS₈)]²⁺ at platinum electrodes in MeCN (0.1 M ⁿBU₄NPF₆) shows irreversible oxidations at E_pa, = +0.88 V, +0.92 V vs Fc/Fc⁺, respectively, at a scan rate of 200 mV s⁻¹. Coulometric measurements in MeCN confirm these oxidations to be two-electron (one electron per copper) processes to give binuclear copper(II) species. Oxidation of the binuclear copper(I) precursors with H₂SO₄ or HNO₃ affords ESR-active copper(II) species which presumably incorporate SO₄²⁻ and NO₃⁻ bridges.     

Reactions of transition-metal carbonyls with anhydrous HF

The reactions of a wide range of transition-metal carbonyls with anhydrous HF are described. In particular, Ru₃(CO)₁₂, Os₃(CO)₁₂ and Ir₄(CO)₁₂ give the solution stable [Ru₃(CO)₁₂H]⁺, [Ru(CO)₅H]⁺, [Os₃(CO)₁₂H]⁺, [Os(CO)₅H]⁺ and [Ir₄(CO)₁₂H₂]²⁺ respectively, which have been characterised by a combination of ¹H and ¹³C NMR spectroscopy.     

[C3mim][NTf2]/DEC/[Li][NTf2]体系的基础性质

The hydrophobic ionic liquid (IL) 1-propyl-3-methylimidazolium bis[(trifluoromethyl)sulfonyl]imide ([C₃mim][NTf₂]) was synthesized according to traditional methods. By adding different amounts of diethyl carbonate (DEC) solvent and lithium bis[(trifluoromethyl)sulfonyl]imide ([Li][NTf₂]) salt to [C₃mim][NTf₂] IL, eight solution systems were prepared. First, the thermodynamic properties of the eight solution systems were characterized by differential scanning calorimetry (DSC). The semi-stable temperature of the system gradually disappeared with increasing lithium salt content, but the melting point temperature was not apparent in the experiment. These results indicate that DEC and lithium salts can dissolve in ILs within the tested temperature range. The basic properties of the eight systems, including thermodynamic and dynamic properties, were systematically studied at different temperatures. The variation in the self-diffusion coefficient of lithium ion ([Li]⁺) as a function of DEC concentration, density changes, viscosity, conductivity, and the viscosity/conductivity activation energy of the eight systems was calculated by the Vogel Fulcher Taman (VFT), Final Vogel Fulcher Taman (FVFT), and Arrhenius equations. The effect of temperature on the properties of the system was studied in detail. Within the temperature range measured herein, the deviation between the fitting equation and experimental value was small. Consequently, these equations were successfully used to calculate the properties of the system at various temperatures. All fitting parameters of the corresponding equations are provided herein. The viscosity for all systems decreased rapidly with increasing temperature, which increased the conductivity. Based on these experiments, the influence of DEC on the system microstructure was discussed in the context of the molecular dynamics simulation results. In particular, the interaction between [Li]⁺ and [NTf₂]^-/DEC was examined. In all solution systems, [NTf₂]^- coordinates to [Li]⁺ through only the O atom and not the N atom. Radial distribution function (RDF) analysis showed that the interaction between [Li]⁺ and [NTf₂]^- weakened with increasing DEC concentration. DEC molecules were observed in the first solvation layer of [Li]⁺ coordinating to [Li]⁺ through the carbonyl O atom. Although the interaction between [Li]⁺ and DEC was weakened, competition between [NTf₂]^- and DEC in the first solvation layer of [Li]⁺ was observed by the coordination number analysis of the O atom around [Li]⁺. Therefore, the introduction of DEC is beneficial for Li⁺ diffusion, which is consistent with the experimental results.     

溶液中杯[4]芳烃双冠-6与Cs~+配位化学研究

研究了溶液中杯[4]芳烃双冠-6(BisC₆)与Cs⁺配位行为.常温下,BisC₆/NPME(邻硝基苯甲醚)体系单级萃铯百分率达99.36%,模拟料液中,Cs⁺/Na⁺和Cs⁺/K²⁺分离系数分别为3.92×10⁴和2.21×10⁴.局域结构模型实验表明,配合物分子中可能存在水或(和)硝酸(根).ESI-MS谱表明,NPME体系中,铯离子与BisC₆同时形成1:1(单核)和2:1(双核)的配合物,并且存在[BisC₆·H₂O],[BisC₆·Cs⁺]⁺,[BisC₆·2Cs⁺·H₂O]₂+和[BisC₆·2Cs₁₀⁺·No₁₀^-3]10⁺等多种配合物分子.EXAFS实验表明,溶液中铯离子的配位数为7,形成7个氧配位的稳定结构,ADF计算验证了EXAFS实验结果.     

TEM,XPS and ESR Studies of Sol-gel ZnO-SiO2 Nanocomposite and ZnO/SiO2 Prepared from Impregnation

The ZnO-SiO₂ nanocomposite was obtained using the sol-gel method^[1] and the sample of ZnO/SiO₂ was prepared by conventional impregnation way. A narrow size distributed ZnO nanoparticles had been observed on silica matrix through both methods by TEM. The particle size increased slightly with zinc oxide content and treatment temperature from the particles of an average value of ca. 3-5 nm for Zn₁₀-T₄₀₀ (the treatment 400℃ and the zinc oxide content 10 wt%) sample to an average value of ca. 6-8 nm in Zn₁₀-T₇₀₀ sample. Furthermore, the ZnO crystalline transition from monocrystal to polycrystalline phase had been observed with treatment from 400℃ to 700℃ in ZnO-SiO₂ from the selected area diffraction patterns. XPS investigation indicated that the Zn 2p binding energy in samples of ZnO/SiO₂ and ZnO-SiO₂ increased greatly compared with zinc oxide, which suggested that strong interactions between nanometer-size ZnO and silica support were established. And it also suggested that the Si-O-H groups present in the surface of silica may be partially or totally substituted by Si-O-Zn bonds. Comparison of the ZnO-SiO₂,the Zn 2p binding energy in the ZnO/SiO₂ is lower, which implied that more Si-O-Zn groups existed on the former than the latter. The ESR results showed an interesting phenomena that a first-order standard differential ESR spectra (g_e=2.062) appeared in all ZnO-SiO₂ samples and no any signals in other samples. The ESR signal obtained may be due to O^-, O^2-, Zn⁺ or other ions. But the O^- ion vacancy is unstable, and if the Zn⁺ and the O^2- ions are the paramagnetic centers the g-factor should be equal to 2.0021^[2] or 2.109^[3], so the ESR signal from ZnO-SiO₂ sample does not arise from the ions above. Perhaps it comes from Zn³⁺, because the g-factor is close to d⁹ and Zn 2p binding energy in ZnO-SiO₂ is much higher than ZnO. The results showed that the interaction between microcrystlline ZnO and silica support in ZnO-SiO₂ is stronger than in the ZnO/SiO₂.     

Synthetic [FeFe]-H2ase models bearing phosphino thioether chelating ligands

Through the oxidation-reduction combination procedure, the neutral tri-substituted {2Fe3S} complex 2 was synthesized by replacing the CO ligand in 1 with phosphine. This substitution leads to the Fe-Fe bonds in 1 and 2 with large Lewis basicity difference, i.e. △pK_a^MeCN~10.     

激光解吸电离飞行时间质谱下的银簇行为

近年来,对金属簇的研究已成为化学与物理学中最活跃的研究领域之一［１］．金属簇被认为是介于单个原子与固体之间的中间相［２］．深入地研究其结构、形成机理及物理与化学行为,对于寻找新的催化剂［３］,重新认识气相化学与凝聚相化学的关系［４］,都有非常重要的意...     

Interaction of heterocyclic thioamides with tellurium(II) and tellurium(IV). Syntheses and crystal structures of bis[2-(2-thioxo-1,3- thiazolidin-3-yl)-4,5-dihydro-1,3- thiazolium]hexabromotellurate(IV) and tris(1- methylimidazole-2-(3H)-thione)tellurium(II) bromide

Reaction of 1,3-thiazolidine-2-thione with tellurium(IV) in hydrobromic acid medium gave the hexabromotellurate, [C₆H₉N₂S₃]₂²⁺[Te^IVBr₆]²⁻ (3). Reaction of 1-methylimidazoline-2-(3H)-thione (L″) with tellurium(IV), in hydrobromic acid medium, gave the mixed-ligand tellurium(II) complex [Te^IIL″₃Br]⁺Br⁻ (4). The structures of [C₆H₉N₂S₃]₂²⁺[Te^IVBr₆]²⁻ (3) and [Te^IIL″₃Br]⁺Br⁻ were determined by single crystal X-ray diffraction methods. In 3 the unit cell contains [TeBr₆]²⁻ anions and two [C₆H₉N₂S₃]⁺ cations. There is no direct bonding between the metal atom and the cations. In the anion only slight angular deviations from the perfect octahedral geometry are observed. The lone pair of electrons on tellurium(IV) is found to be stereochemically inert. In the cation the two five-membered heterocyclic rings adopt different conformations. In complex 4, in the solid state, the planar [Te^IIL″₃Br]⁺ cation and Br⁻ anion are held together by ionic interactions. In the cation, L″ is bonded to the central tellurium atom through the sulphur atom.