(PhTe)(3)(-): The Anionic Tellurium Analogue of I(3)(- ).
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.
Hillier
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Christopher Ingold Laboratories, Department of Chemistry, University College London, 20 Gordon Street, London WC1H 0AJ (UK).
Liu
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Sella
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Elsegood
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