Diphenylditellurium as a Ligand for Mononuclear Chromium and Tungsten Pentacarbonyl Complexes: Synthesis, Molecular Structures, and 125Te NMR Spectra

A. A. Pasynskii, Yu V. Torubaev, A. V. Drukovskii, I. L. Eremenko, D. Vegini, E. V. Krasil'nikova, V. I. Privalov, A. I. Yanovskii, Yu T. Struchkov

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Abstract

The photochemical reactions of equimolar amounts of M(CO)6 (M = W, Cr) and Ph2Te2 in THF at room temperature or the reaction of (CO)5M(THF) with Ph2Te2 yield the mononuclear orange complexes (CO)5M(Te2Ph2), where M = W (1) or Cr (2), characterized by X-ray diffraction data. The W and Cr atoms coordinate one Te atom (W-Te, 2.810(I)Å; Cr-Te, 2,679(3) Å), which causes a slight lengthening of the Te-Te bonds from 2.712 Å in the free Te2Ph2, to 2.714(1) and 2,737(2) Å in 1 and 2, respectively. In complex 2, the coordination of one Cr(CO)5 group to tellurium leads to a strong downfield shift of the 125NMR singlets of both Te nuclei with respect to the signal of free Te2Ph2. By contrast, in complex 1, only the 125Te NMR signal of the coordinated Te atom experiences a strong downfield shift.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)36-41
Number of pages6
JournalRussian Journal of Inorganic Chemistry
Volume42
Issue number1
StatePublished - 1 Jan 1997
Externally publishedYes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Materials Science (miscellaneous)
  • Physical and Theoretical Chemistry
  • Inorganic Chemistry

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