| Abstract: | Properties of Chalcogene-Chalcogene Bonds. XII. Reversible Telluration of Tetraisopropyldiphosphane, Stabilisation of Tellurobis(diisopropylphosphane) as Tetracarbonylchromium Complex Tetraisopropyldiphosphane 1 reacts with elemental tellurium by tellurium atom insertion to give tellurobis(diisopropylphosphane) 2. 2 is also available from sodium telluride with chlorodiisopropyl phosphane. lH, l3C, 3lP and l25Te n.m.r. spectra confirm that in solution 2 is in an equilibrium with the educt 1 and elemental tellurium. Reaction of this equilibrium mixture with tetracarbonyl(norbornadiene)chromium(0) provides tetracarbonyl[tellurobis(diisopropylphosphane)]-chromium(0) 3. 3 was isolated in pure state as stable compound; different from 2,3 does not suffer from loss of tellurium at room temperature. |
