New aryltellurenyl iodides with uncommon valences: synthetic and structural characteristics of [RTeTeI(2)R], [R(2)TeTeR(2)][Te(4)I(14)], and [RTe(I)I(2)] (R = 2,6-dimethoxyphenyl).
(RTe)(2) (R = 2,6-dimethoxyphenyl) reacted with iodine to give [RTeTeI(2)R] (1), [R(2)TeTeR(2)][Te(4)I(14)] (2), and [RTe(I)I(2)] (3). The synthesis of the mixed-valent, neutral complex 1 occurred easily through the reaction of (RTe)(2) with mesTeI (mes = 2,4,6-trimethylphenyl), which proved the ability of mesTeI to act as a selective oxidation reagent. In the cationic species [R(2)TeTeR(2)](2+) as well in the counterion [Te(4)I(14)](2-) of compound 2, tellurium occurs in the rare oxidation state 3+.
Departamento de Química, Laboratório de Materiais Inorgânicos, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, 97115-900 Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. manzonideo@smail.ufsm.br
G Manzoni
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de Oliveira
Eliandro
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