Phenyltellurium halide complexes of iron cyclopentadienyl dicarbonyl: Synthesis and molecular structures of CpFe(CO)2TePh, CpFe(CO) 2TeBr2Ph, CpFe(CO)2TeBrPh(μ-Br)Br 3TePh, and PhTeI3(C4H8O)

Yu V. Torubaev, A. A. Pasynskii, I. V. Skabitskii

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Abstract

The bromination of CpFe(CO)2TePh (I) affords the monomeric complex CpFe(CO)2TePhBr2 (II) as the major product and crystals (III), being a cocrystallizate of complexes II and CpFe(CO) 2TeBrPh(μ-Br)TePhBr3 (IIIA). Complex IIIA contains a PhTeBr3 molecule, which is weakly bound because of the lone electron pair (LEP) of the bridging bromine atom of molecule II. An analogous weak interaction with the LEP of oxygen in tetrahydrofuran (TeO 2.893 Å) is observed in the PhTeI3(THF) adduct (IV), which is a dimer with two bridging iodine atoms and can be obtained by the crystallization of PhTeI 3 from THF. According to the X-ray diffraction data, the Fe-Te distances in compounds II and IIIA (on the average, 2.5 Å) differ slightly and are similarly shortened by 0.2 Å compared to the sum of the covalent radii of iron and tellurium. The secondary interactions Tehalide and Teπ system of the phenyl ligand are discussed.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)341-346
Number of pages6
JournalRussian Journal of Coordination Chemistry/Koordinatsionnaya Khimiya
Volume35
Issue number5
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 May 2009
Externally publishedYes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Chemistry
  • General Chemical Engineering

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