Synthesis of new T-shaped hypervalent complexes of tellurium showing Te–π-aryl interactions: X-ray characterization of [(mes)XTe(μ-X)Te(mes)(etu)] (X = Br,I) and [Ph(etu)Te(μ-I)Te(etu)Ph][PhTeI4] (mes = mesityl; etu = ethylenethiourea)

Dimesityl ditelluride, (mesTe)₂, reacts with bromine/iodine and ethylenethiourea in methanol to give [(mes)XTe(μ-X)Te(mes)(etu)] {X = Br (1), I (2)}. The salt [Ph(etu)Te(μ-I)Te(etu)Ph][PhTeI₄] (3) is obtained by reflux of a mixture of (PhTe)₂, iodine, ethylenethiourea and PhTeI₃ in methanol. The new complexes were prepared in good yields by a one-pot procedure and characterized by single crystal X-ray diffraction. In the complexes 1 and 2, the tellurium atoms perform Te–π-aryl interactions and attain T-shaped coordinations with a bridging halogen ligand. The [PhTeI₄]⁻ anions of complex 3 are associated in a quasi-dimeric configuration and the tellurium atoms achieve an octahedral coordination through secondary Te–I bonds.     

CHALCOGENOLATES AND THEIR DERIVATIVES,IX1 CRYSTAL AND MOLECULAR STRUCTURE OF CHLORO-TRIS(DIETHYLDITHIOCARBAMATO-S,S')-TELLURIUM (IV) - DIOXANE (1/1)

Abstract

The reaction of sodium N,N-diethyldithiocarbamate with tellurium (IV) chloride in 2:1 molar ratio in dioxane yields the title compound [Cl(Et₂NCS₂)₃Te]·C₄H₈O₂(5), the X-ray crystal structure of which has been determined. Tellurium has a distorted pentagonal-bipyramidal coordination with the lone pair showing only slight stereochemical activity.     

The crystal and molecular structure of acetato(2-phenylazophenyl-C,N′)tellurium(II) and (2-phenylazophenyl-C,N′)thiocyanatotellurium(II)

The crystal and molecular structures of acetato(2-phenylazophenyl-C,N′)tellurium(II) (I) and (2-phenylazophenyl-C,N′)thiocyanatotellurium(II) (II) have been determined. The structure of the former consists of discrete molecules in which weak intramolecular Te?ctdot;O [2.953(4) Å] interactions occur. However, the structure of the latter compound shows a very weak intermolecular Te?ctdot;N [3.535(3) Å] interaction, which links the molecules into dimers. The coordination about tellurium can be considered as approximately trigonal bipyramidal with the carbon atom and the two lone pairs in the equatorial positions and either N and O(I) or N and S (II) in the axial positions.     

Speciation analysis of tellurium by solid-phase extraction in the presence of ammonium pyrrolidine dithiocarbamate and inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry

Under acidic conditions tellurium(IV) formed a complex with ammonium pyrrolidine dithiocarbamate (APDC). The tellurium(IV) complex was completely retained on a non-polar Isolute silica-based octadecyl (C(18)) sorbent-containing solid-phase extraction (SPE) cartridge, while the uncomplexed Te(VI) passed through the cartridge and remained as a free species in the solution. Only partial Te(IV) was retained on the SPE cartridge for samples without addition of APDC. On the basis of different retention behaviours of the complexed Te(IV) and uncomplexed Te(VI), a simple and highly sensitive method is proposed for the determination of total tellurium and Te(VI) by SPE separation and inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS) detection. The Te(IV) concentration was calculated as the difference between total tellurium and Te(VI) concentrations. The detection limit (3 sigma) is 3 ng L(-1) tellurium. Factors affecting the separation and detection of tellurium species were investigated. Coexisting ions did not show significant interferences with the Te(IV)-APDC complex retention and the subsequent ICP-MS detection of Te. The method has been successfully applied to the tellurium speciation analysis in waters with spiked recoveries for Te(IV) and Te(VI) of 86.0-108% and 87.1-97.4%, respectively.     

(O,O′)-Diorganodithiophosphatophenyltellur(II)- und Tris[(O,O′)-diorganodithiophosphato]phenyltellur(IV)-Verbindungen; Kristallstruktur von Tris[(O,O′)-diphenyldithiophosphato]phenyltellur(IV)

(O,O′)-Diorganodithiophosphatophenyltellurium(II)- and Tris[(O,O′)-diorganodithiophosphato]phenyltellurium(IV) Compounds; Crystal Structure of Tris[(O,O′)-diphenyldithiophosphato]phenyltellur(IV) The title compounds are available by reaction of trichlorophenyltellurium(IV) respectively iodophenyltellurium(II) with the sodium or ammonium salts of (O,O′)-diorganodithiophosphorus acids in various solvents. The resulting tellurium(IV) compounds have a pronounced tendency towards reductive elimination of bis[(O,O′)-diorganothiophosphoryl]disulfanes [S₂P(OR)₂]₂ in solution. In contrast, the tellurium(II) compounds are stable, although they are disintegrated to diphenylditellane and [S₂P(OR)₂]₂ on prolonged standing in chlorinated hydrocarbons. Crystals of tris[(O,O′)-diphenyldithiophosphato]phenyltellurium(IV) are monoclinic (space group P2₁/c) with the cell constants: a = 1 039.2(1), b = 1 037.9(3), c = 4 205.0(1) pm, β = 95.273(1)°, V = 4 516.42(9)X10⁶ pm³, Z = 4. The compound appears to be monomeric in the solid state forming a distorted pentagonal bipyramid. The stereochemical influence of the lone pair of electrons causes the axial (i. e. C1? Te? S4) angle to be 156.6(1)° rather than the theoretical 180°.     

Tellurium(II) and tellurium(IV) complexes of phosphine chalcogenide ligands,synthesis and X-ray structures

Reaction of TeX₄ (X = Cl or Br) with 2 mol. equiv. of OPR₃ (R = Me, Et or Ph) gives the distorted octahedral cis-[TeX₄(OPR₃)₂], while the bidentates Ph₂P(E)(CH₂)_nP(E)Ph₂ (E = O, n = 1 or 2; E = S, n = 1) give the six-coordinate [TeX₄{Ph₂P(E)(CH₂)_nP(E)Ph₂}]. These species have been characterised spectroscopically (via ¹H and ³¹P{¹H} NMR and IR) and by crystallographic analyses on cis-[TeBr₄(OPPh₃)₂], [TeCl₄{Ph₂P(O)CH₂P(O)Ph₂}] and [TeBr₄{Ph₂P(S)CH₂P(S)Ph₂}]. The TeX₄ (X = Cl or Br) are reduced by Ph₂P(S)(CH₂)₂P(S)Ph₂ and Ph₂P(Se)CH₂P(Se)Ph₂, giving the planar, four-coordinate Te(II) species [Te{Ph₂P(S)(CH₂)₂P(S)Ph₂}₂]²⁺ (isolated as [(TeCl₅)₂{μ-Ph₂P(S)(CH₂)₂P(S)Ph₂}]^2? and [TeBr₆]^2? salts) and [TeBr₂{Ph₂P(Se)CH₂P(Se)Ph₂}], all of which have also been identified crystallographically. On the basis of the structural data the Te-based lone pair associated with the Te(IV) species is assumed to occupy the 5s orbital, whereas in the Te(II) complexes the planar coordination is consistent with the two stereochemically active lone pairs occupying the axial sites.     

trans‐Tetrachlorobis(N,N′‐dimethyl­imidazolidine‐2‐thione)tellurium(IV), a thiourea complex of tellurium with asymmetric Te—S bonds

The structure of the title compound, [TeCl₄(C₅H₁₀N₂S)₂] or C₁₀H₂₀Cl₄N₄S₂Te, has been solved in order to study the stereochemical activity of the lone pair of electrons on Te^IV. The two crystallographically independent mol­ecules in the asymmetric unit both show a distorted octahedral coordination of the Te atom. The two Te—S bonds are trans to each other in both mol­ecules and are greatly asymmetric, with bond lengths of 2.5686 (7) versus 2.8557 (8) Å and 2.5859 (7) versus 2.8165 (9) Å. The Te—Cl bond lengths lie in the range 2.5236 (7)–2.5589 (8) Å. The asymmetric Te—S bonds and a large S—Te—Cl angle of ca 97° involving the long Te—S bonds indicate stereochemical activity of the lone pair of electrons on Te.     

Coordination polyhedra TeO n in crystal structures

The Voronoi-Dirichlet (VD) polyhedra and the intersecting spheres method have been used to analyze the coordination of Te(IV) and Te(VI) atoms by oxygen atoms in the crystal structures of 317 compounds. The quantitative estimation of the steric effect of the Te(IV) lone electron pair, giving rise to the asymmetry of the coordination sphere and manifesting itself as a substantial (on average, by 0.5(1) Å) displacement of Te(IV) atoms from the centroids of their VD polyhedra, is presented.     

Coordination polyhedra PbO n in crystal structures

Voronoi-Dirichlet polyhedra and the intersecting spheres method were used to analyze the oxygen surroundings of Pb(II) and Pb(IV) atoms in the crystal structures of 433 compounds. The stereochemical activity of the lone electron pair of Pb(II) atoms was quantified. This effect is responsible for the asymmetry of the coordination sphere of Pb(II) atoms and is manifested in a considerable (on average by 0.3 Å) displacement of these atoms from the centroids of their Voronoi-Dirichlet polyhedra.     

A new three-dimensional polymeric PbII complex involving holo- and hemidirected coordination spheres

A new three-dimensional polymeric Pb^II complex, [Pb₃(bpy)(H₂O)₅(sip)₂]_n·0.5bpy·2H₂O (bpy = 2,2′-bipyridine and sip = 5-sulfoisophethalate), has been synthesized and characterized. Its single-crystal X-ray structure shows three types of Pb²⁺-ions with coordination numbers of 8 Pb1, 6 Pb2, and 7 Pb3. The Pb1 center with a coordination number of 8 possesses a stereo-chemically ‘inactive’ electron lone pair, and the coordination sphere is holodirected. However, the arrangement of O- and N-atoms for Pb2 and Pb3 suggests a gap or hole in the coordination geometry around these atoms. The stereo-chemically ‘active’ electron lone pairs of Pb2 and Pb3 possibly occupy these ‘holes’, and their coordination spheres are, thus, hemidirected.     

Coordination polyhedra PbX<Subscript><Emphasis Type="Italic">n</Emphasis></Subscript> (X = F,Cl, Br,I) in crystal structures

The Voronoi-Dirichlet polyhedra (VDP) and the intersecting sphere method were used to analyze the coordination of Pb(II) and Pb(IV) atoms by halogen atoms in the crystal structures of 158 compounds. A decrease in the steric effect of the Pb(II) lone electron pair with a decrease in the electronegativity of the surrounding atoms was established. The influence of the nature of the central atom on the steric effect of the lone pair in the structure of the AX _n ^z? complexes, where X is halogen or oxygen, A = Tl(I), Sn(II), Pb(II), As(III),Sb(III), Bi(III), S(IV), Se(IV), Te(IV), or Cl(V) was considered.     

A survey of tellurium-centered secondary-bonding supramolecular synthons

The crystal structures of tellurium compounds frequently display intermolecular contacts between the chalcogen and atoms possessing lone pairs of electrons. Analysis of the data deposited in the Cambridge crystallographic database shows that the shortest secondary bonding interactions (SBIs) are formed when oxygen, nitrogen or chlorine are the donor atoms for SBIs. In addition, these SBIs are shortest when they occur opposite to a bond between tellurium and oxygen, nitrogen, fluorine, chlorine or the nitrile functional group. The structural motifs assembled in these systems fall within eight general categories, from single to multiple bonded supramolecular synthons. The use of multiple points of attachment between molecules leads, in principle, to stronger and more directional supramolecular synthons. The overall structures assembled by the most important tellurium-based supramolecular synthons and prospects for their application in crystal engineering are discussed.     

Electrochemical deposition of PbTe onto n-Si(1 0 0) wafers

Electrochemical deposition of PbTe from 50 mM Pb(NO₃)₂ + 1 mM TeO₂ + 0.1 M HNO₃ solution onto n-Si(1 0 0) wafers was studied using cyclic voltammetry (CV), chronoamperometry, ex situ SEM, XRD and EDX. Electrochemical behavior of n-Si(1 0 0) electrode in electrolytes 50 mM Pb(NO₃)₂ + 0.1 M HNO₃ and 1 mM TeO₂ + 0.1 M HNO₃ was also studied. No underpotential deposition (UPD) of Pb and Te onto n-Si was observed in the investigated systems indicating weak Pb–Si and Te–Si interactions. Deposition of Pb and Te on n-Si occurred with overvoltage via 3D island growth. Electrosynthesis of PbTe (NaCl-like structure, a = 0.650 nm) takes place due to codeposition of Pb and Te at potentials E > E_{Pb²⁺/Pb⁰} (lead UPD onto tellurium). Cathodic deposition of PbTe onto n-Si(1 0 0) is irreversible – there is no anodic current in the CV curve. Oxidation of PbTe on n-Si is observed only under illumination, when photoelectrons and photoholes are generated in silicon substrate.     

A mössbauer investigation of some heterocyclic tellurium compounds

The ¹²⁵Te Mössbauer parameters of some substituted tellurium(II) acetylacetonates are interpreted in terms of their molecular and crystal structures and the population of low energy conduction bands by non-bonding electrons.     

Organotin(IV) complexes derived from N-ethyl-N-phenyldithiocarbamate: Synthesis,characterization and thermal studies

Organotin(IV) dithiocarbamate complexes, RSnClL₂ and R₂SnL₂ (R = Me, Bu, Ph, and L = N-ethyl-N-phenyldithiocarbamate), have been synthesized by the reaction of mono- and disubstituted organotin(IV) with ammonium dithiocarbamate. The complexes were characterized by elemental analyses, and spectroscopic techniques (¹H, ¹³C NMR and FTIR). The structures of Me₂SnL₂ and Bu₂SnL₂ were further established by single crystal X-ray diffraction technique. The crystal structure analysis showed that both complexes (Me₂SnL₂ and Bu₂SnL₂) exist as monomers. One of the dithiocarbamate ligands formed a chelate, while the other dithiocarbamate bonded to the central tin atom through one of the sulfur atoms and the second sulfur atom existed as a pendant to form distorted trigonal bipyramidal geometry. The thermal stability of all the complexes was studied using simultaneous thermogravimetry (TG) and differential scanning calorimetry (DSC). The TG-DSC results showed that Me₂SnL₂, BuSnClL₂, Bu₂SnL₂, and PhSnClL₂ displayed similar decomposition pathway via isothiocyanate intermediate, while MeSnClL₂ and Ph₂SnL₂ showed decomposition pathways different from the rest of the complexes. All the complexes resulted in SnS as the final product of the thermal decomposition process.     

Rapid synthesis of cross-bridged cyclam chelators for copper(II) complex formation

Copper(II) complexes of 1,4,8,11-tetraazabicyclo[6.6.2]hexadecane (cross-bridged cyclam) derived chelators show high kinetic stability relative to less rigid non-bridged azamacrocyclic chelators and have applications as radiopharmaceuticals in PET imaging. Rapid synthesis of two novel bis-benzyl cross-bridged cyclam derivatives was achieved in 24 h compared to the typical synthesis times, between 14 and 30 days. The X-ray crystal structures are reported for the copper(II) complexes with 1,3-dibromobenzyl and tolyl derivatives revealing different ligand coordination environments. Both structures show tetradentate coordination of the tetraazamacrocycle with axial elongation along the N–Cu–N axis for the 1,3-dibromobenzyl derivative (Cu–N distances: axial av. 2.48(8) Å, equatorial av. 2.081(7) Å).     

Secondary Bonding,C═H…O Hydrogen Bonding Assisted Supramolecular Associations and Charge Transfer (CT) Complexes of Organotelluriums and their Nonlinear Optical Properties

Abstract

A library of supramolecular assemblies of acyclic- and cyclic organotelluriums assisted by intermolecular Te… X (X = Cl, Br, I, O, S) secondary bonds has been synthesized and X-ray characterized. In each case the immediate coordination geometry around the central Te atom is pseudotrigonal bipyramidal in which two methylene carbon atoms (attached to Te) in cyclic organotelluriums and methyl carbon atoms in acyclic organotelluriums and the stereochemically active electron lone pair occupy equatorial positions whereas the axial positions are occupied by halogen, oxygen or sulphur. They exists either as (a) ordered oligomers (trimeric, tetrameric, octameric aggregates) (b) cross linked chains, (c) zig-zag ?2 dimensional ribbons and stairs, and (d) 3-dimensional supramolecular networks. It is observed that the supramolecular associations assisted by Te…O and Te…S secondary bonds are modified whereas those assisted by Te…halogen remain more or less the same vis-à-vis the supramolecular associations present in their precursors in the solid state. The first detection of C─H…O hydrogen bonds in organotellurium compounds has been done and their use in the synthesis of tellurium essential and ligand essential supramolecular assemblies is demonstrated. Tetraorganotelluroxanes obtained by easy and efficient routes represent the examples of cooperative participation of intermolecular and intramolecular Te…O secondary bonds and C─H…O hydrogen bonds. Hypervalent Te─I (formed through n → σ* orbital interactions) bonds in cyclic telluranes act as potential synthons for the formation of CT complexes possessing unusual structures. The utility of organotelluriums in the serendipitous synthesis of the first triphenyl methyl phosphonium salts of [C₄H₈TeI₄]^2? and [TeI₆]^2? anions is shown. The second harmonic generation (SHG) efficiency of some of these new supramolecular assemblies of organotelluriums indicates that the presence of C─H…O hydrogen bonds enhances their non linear optical (NLO) properties.     

Supramolecular assembly of 2,4,5-trifluorobenzoate complex based on weak interactions involving fluorine atoms

The complex[Cd（tfbz）₂（phen）]₂（1）（tfbz = 2,4.5-trifluorobenzoate,phen = 1,10-phenanthro-line） was synthesized using trifluorobenzoic acid ligand.The single-crystal structure of 1 has been determined by X-ray crystallography.The packing structure is characterized by the formation of an intricate threedimensional supramolecular network that depends on the C-H…F,F…F,F（lp）…π（1p = lone pair） interactions.     

New Mixed Ligand Organotellurium(IV) Compounds Containing Dithiocarbamates and the More Flexible Imidotetraphenyldithiodiphosphinates. The Crystal Structures of C8H8Te(S2CNEt2)[(SPPh2)2N] · H2O,C8H8Te(S2CNC5H10)[(SPPh2)2N], and C8H8Te(S2CNC4H8S)[(SPPh2)2N]

The synthesis of the following mixed ligand organotellurium(IV) compounds C₈H₈Te(S₂CNEt₂)[(SPPh₂)₂N] · H₂O ( 1 ), C₈H₈Te(S₂CNC₅H₁₀)[(SPPh₂)₂N] ( 2 ), C₈H₈Te(S₂CNC₄H₈O)[(SPPh₂)₂N] ( 3 ) and C₈H₈Te(S₂CNC₄H₈S)[(SPPh₂)₂N] ( 4 ) was achieved. They were characterized by IR, ¹H, ¹³C, ³¹P and ¹²⁵Te NMR, mass spectroscopy, and elemental analyses. The X‐ray crystal structures of 1 , 2 and 4 were determined. The both types of ligands display an asymmetrical chelating coordination mode on interaction with the tellurium atom. When these aniso‐bonded donor atoms are included in the coordination sphere, the tellurium atom exhibit an effective co‐ordination number of seven. The arrangement may be described as 1 : 2 : 2 : 2 coordination with a presumably stereoactive lone‐pair of electrons.     

Synthesis,structure and characterization of new 1D and 2D Ni(II) coordination polymers

Two new Ni(II) coordination polymers, namely [Ni₃(Hsdac)₂(sdac)₂(2,2′-bipy)₂] (1) and [Ni₂(sdac)₂(4,4′-bipy)₂]·2H₂O (2) (sdba = 4,4′-sulfonyldibenzoate, 2,2′-bipy = 2,2′-bipyridine, 4,4′-bipy = 4,4′-bipyridine), have been prepared under hydrothermal conditions and characterized by single crystal X-ray diffraction analyses. Compound 1 possesses an interesting chain structure. Adjacent chains are further linked through H-bond interactions between Hsdac ligands to give a two-dimensional (2D) supramolecular architecture. Compound 2 displays an unusual 2D polyrotaxane-like network.