Molecular structure of Te2 Mg2(μ3-Cl2)(μ2-Cl4)Cl6(THF)4·CH2 Cl2

Abstract

A few crystals of the title compound Te2 Mg2(μ3-Cl2)(μ2-Cl4)Cl6(THF)4·CH2 Cl2 (1·CH2 Cl2) were isolated accidentally from a reaction mixture that contained the starting materials TeCl4 and t-BuMgCl in THF and that was recrystallized from CH2 Cl2. The molecular structure of 1·CH2 Cl2 determined by X-ray crystallography features a rare TeCl3- moiety.

Keywords

• chlorine
• magnesium
• tellurium
• x-ray structure