title: Cerium(IV) tellurite halides [Ce2Te7O17]X2 (X = Cl- or Br-): the first cerium-containing cationic frameworks.
abstract: Two isotypic cerium tellurite halides with the formulas [Ce(2)Te(7)O(17)]Cl(2) and [Ce(2)Te(7)O(17)]Br(2) have been synthesized hydrothermally via the reactions of CeCl(3) and CeBr(3) with TeO(2). The structures of these compounds feature a cationic inorganic framework. The Ce(IV) dimers are bound by a novel 3D Te(7)O(17)(6-) building unit, forming an unusual hexagonal-bipyramidal environment around Ce(IV).
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida 32306, USA.
authors.forename: Jian
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.forename: Juan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Diwu
authors.forename: Justin N
authors.initials: JN
authors.lastname: Cross
authors.forename: Eric M
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: Villa
authors.forename: Thomas E
authors.initials: TE
authors.lastname: Albrecht-Schmitt