Coordinative Stabilization ofCyclo-Tetratellurium as[Te4{Cr(CO)5}4]: The First Organometallic Derivative of a Tellurium Allotrope

Structural Rearrangements in Triple-Decker-Like Complexes with Mixed Group 15/16 Ligands: Synthesis and Characterization of the Redox Couple [Cp2*Fe2As2Se2]/[Cp2*Fe2As2Se2]+ (Cp*=C5Me5)

The reaction of As4Se4 with stoichiometric amounts of [Cp*Fe2(CO)4] (Cp* = C5Me5) in boiling toluene forms [Cp2*Fe2As2Se2] (1) in good yield. X-ray crystallography shows 1 to have a triple-decker structure which comprises a tetraatomic mu,eta4:4-As2Se2 ligand. Density functional theory (DFT) and extended Huckel molecular orbital (EHMO) calculations confirm that the As2Se2 ligand behaves as a four-electron pi donor. Oxidation of 1 with equimolar amounts of [(C5H5)2Fe]PF6, Br2 and I2, respectively, gave compounds 2-4. According to X-ray crystallographic investigations that were carried out on 2 and 4, the oxidation state has a considerable influence on the structure of the Fe2As2Se2 core: sig…

Metal Telluride Clusters Composed of Niobocene Carbonyl, Telluride, and Cobalt Carbonyl Units: Syntheses, Structures, and Reactivity

Abstract: The reaction of [Cp#2NbTe2H] (1#; Cp# = Cp* (C5Me5) or Cp(x) (C5Me4Et)) with two equivalents of [Co2(CO)8] gives a series of cobalt carbonyl telluride clusters that contain different types of niobocene carbonyl fragments. At 0 degrees C, [Cp#2NbTe2CO3(CO)7] (2#) and [Co4Te2(CO)10] (3) are formed which disappear at higher temperatures: in boiling toluene a mixture of [cat2][Co9Te6(CO)8] (5#) (cat= [Cp#2Nb(CO)2]+) and [cat2][Co11Te7(CO)10] (6#) is formed along with [cat][Co(CO)4] (4#). Complexes 6# transform into [cat][Co11Te7(CO)10] (7#) upon interaction with HPF6 or wet SiO2. The molecular structures of 2(Cp(x)), 4(Cp(x)), 5(Cp*), 6(Cp*) and 7(Cp*) have been determined by X-ray cr…

Koordinative Stabilisierung voncyclo-Tetratellur als [Te4{Cr(CO)5}4]: erstes metallorganisches Derivat eines Tellur-Allotrops