Large Telluroxane Bowls Connected by a Layer of Iodine Ions.

ABSTRACT: Phenyltelluroxane clusters of the composition [{(PhTe)₁₉ O₂₄ }₂ I₁₈ (solv)] (1) are formed during the hydrolysis of [PhTeI₃ ]₂ or the oxidation of various phenyltellurium(II) compounds with iodine under hydrolytic conditions. The compounds consist of two half-spheres with a {(PhTe)₁₉ O₂₄ }⁹⁺ network, which are connected by 18 iodine atoms. The spherical clusters can accommodate solvent molecules such as pyridine or methanol in the center of two rings formed by iodine atoms. The presence of other metal ions during the cluster formation results in a selective replacement of the central {PhTe}³⁺ units of each half-sphere as has been demonstrated with the isolation of [{(PhTe)_18</

SUBMITTER: Kirsten L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8361918 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature