The Crystal and Molecular Structure of ( µ -Oxo)bis{chloro(methyl)thienyl- tellurium(IV)}
Raija Oilunkaniemi*
,a, Risto S. Laitinen
a, and Markku Ahlgre´n
ba Department of Chemistry, P. O. Box 3000, FIN-90014 University of Oulu, Finland
b Department of Chemistry, University of Joensuu, P. O. Box 111, FIN-80101 Joensuu, Finland
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E-mail: Raija.Oilunkaniemi@oulu.fi Z. Naturforsch.56b,215Ð217 (2001);
received October 26, 2000
Methyl Thienyl Telluride, Tellurium(IV)
The formation and the crystal and molecular structure of (µ-oxo)bis{chloro(methyl)thienyl- tellurium(IV)}, [Me(Th)TeCl]2O, are described.
The compound is orthorhombic, space group Pbcn,a= 1893.30(2),b= 891.96(2),c= 966.24(5) pm;Z= 4. The tellurium atom shows trigonal bi- pyramidal coordination with chlorine and the bridging oxygen atoms in axial, and methyl and thienyl groups in equatorial positions. The two close intermolecular Te(1) ··· Cl(1) contacts ex- pand the coordination sphere around tellurium to an almost regular octahedron.