title: A planar dianionic ditelluride and a cyclic tritelluride supported by P2N2 rings.
abstract: Oxidation of alkali metal derivatives of [Te((t)BuN)P(μ-N(t)Bu)(2)P(N(t)Bu)Te](2-) with I(2) produces the intermediate ditelluride dianion [Te((t)BuN)P(μ-N(t)Bu)(2)P(N(t)Bu)Te](2)(2-) with a planar PTeTeP conformation and, subsequently, the cyclic tritelluride [((t)BuN)P(μ-N(t)Bu)(2)P(N(t)Bu)(μ-TeTeTe)].
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada.
authors.forename: Andreas
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Nordheider
authors.forename: Tristram
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Chivers
authors.forename: Ramalingam
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Thirumoorthi
authors.forename: Kasun S
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Athukorala Arachchige
authors.forename: Alexandra M Z
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Slawin
authors.forename: J Derek
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Woollins
authors.forename: Ignacio
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Vargas-Baca