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Two Tricyclic Polychalcogenides in [Li(12‐crown‐4) 2 ] 2 [Sb 2 Se 12 ] and [Li(12‐crown‐4) 2 ] 4 [Te 12 ]·(12‐crown‐4) 2
Author(s) -
Feldmann Claus,
Okrut Alexander
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
zeitschrift für anorganische und allgemeine chemie
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.354
H-Index - 66
eISSN - 1521-3749
pISSN - 0044-2313
DOI - 10.1002/zaac.200900178
Subject(s) - antimony , tellurium , crown ether , crystallography , chemistry , ring (chemistry) , tricyclic , crystal structure , ethylenediamine , selenium , crystallization , ion , stereochemistry , inorganic chemistry , organic chemistry
The novel tricyclic polychalcogenide anions [Sb 2 Se 12 ] 2– and [Te 12 ] 4– were obtained by reduction of elemental selenium and tellurium with Li 3 Sb and subsequent crystallization with the crown ether 12‐crown‐4 in ethylenediamine. According to single‐crystal structure analysis, [Li(12‐crown‐4) 2 ] 2 [Sb 2 Se 12 ] consists of two six‐membered (Se 5 Sb)‐rings that are connected via a central (Sb 2 Se 2 )‐ring. [Li(12‐crown‐4) 2 ] 4 [Te 12 ](12‐crown‐4) 2 contains the tricyclic [Te 12 ] 4– anion, consisting of two four‐membered tellurium rings and a central Te 8 ‐ring. EDX analysis proves that the latter compound does not contain antimony.