[Ir2Te14Br12]2(InBr 4)2 - Clusters with Te10·- radical anions

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Abstract

The reaction of the electrophilic transition metal iridium with tellurium, indium, and bromine resulted in black, shiny crystals with the composition [Ir2Te14Br12]2(InBr 4)2. X-ray diffraction on single-crystals revealed a triclinic structure (space group P1) that contains two crystallographically distinct, centrosymmetric clusters, (Te10)[Ir(TeBr3) 2]2+ and (Te10)[Ir(TeBr 4)(TeBr2)]2+, as well as two tetrahedral InBr4- anions per unit cell. The center of the positively charged cluster is a Te10·- radical anion. This biconvex tricyclo[5.1.1.13, 5] unit consists of two angulated Te4 rings that are linked by two almost linear μ-Te bridges. The radical causes an intense single ESR signal at g = 1.999. Molecular DFT-calculations show that the unpaired electron populates an orbital of the Te10-unit. Computational variation of the number of electrons causes noticeable variations in the Te-Te distances, providing strong evidence for the Te10·- radical. The decatellurium unit coordinates two iridium(III) cations as a bridging bis-tetradentate ligand. Two terminal bromidotellurate(II) groups complete the slightly distorted octahedral coordination of each transition metal atom. The two [IrTe6] polyhedra share a common edge. The constitutions of the terminal ligands differ, including only TeBr3- anions in one type of clusters, but a combination of TeBr42- and TeBr2 groups in the other. The coordinating tellurium atoms of the central Te10 ·- and of the terminal groups act as electron pair donors, thereby fulfilling the 18-electron-rule for the iridium(III) cations.

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OriginalspracheEnglisch
Seiten (von - bis)2521-2525
Seitenumfang5
FachzeitschriftZeitschrift fur Anorganische und Allgemeine Chemie
Jahrgang638
Ausgabenummer15
PublikationsstatusVeröffentlicht - Dez. 2012
Peer-Review-StatusJa

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ORCID /0000-0002-2391-6025/work/159171971

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Schlagwörter

  • Cluster compounds, ESR spectroscopy, Iridium, Radical anions, Tellurium