title: (PhTe)(3)(-): The Anionic Tellurium Analogue of I(3)(- ).
abstract: The missing link between solid-state tellurium chemistry and polyhalide ions is provided by the synthesis of the almost linear (PhTe)(3)(-) ion, whose structure is shown. Tritelluride units are a recurring motif in the solid state and are related to the structures of polyhalides.
authors.affiliation: Christopher Ingold Laboratories, Department of Chemistry, University College London, 20 Gordon Street, London WC1H 0AJ (UK).
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Hillier
authors.initials: SY
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sella
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Elsegood