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Construction and Systematical Symmetric Studies of a Series of Supramolecular Clusters with Binary or Ternary Ammonium Triphenylacetates
Published on: February 15, 2016
Intramolecularly coordinated telluroxane clusters and polymers
Jens Beckmann1, Jens Bolsinger, Andrew Duthie
1Institut für Chemie und Biochemie, Freie Universität Berlin, Fabeckstrasse 34-36, 14195 Berlin, Germany. j.beckmann@uni-bremen.de
Chemistry (Weinheim an Der Bergstrasse, Germany)
|January 13, 2011
Summary
This study synthesizes novel telluroxane clusters and polymers through controlled chlorination and hydrolysis reactions. These compounds offer potential as structural models for alkali tellurite glasses, aiding in understanding their properties.
Area of Science:
- Inorganic Chemistry
- Materials Science
- Structural Chemistry
Background:
- Diarylditellurides are precursors to various organotellurium compounds.
- Telluroxanes are a class of inorganic compounds containing tellurium-oxygen bonds.
- Alkali tellurite glasses lack precise structural data, hindering material property understanding.
Purpose of the Study:
- To synthesize and characterize novel telluroxane clusters and polymers.
- To investigate the structural relationship between synthesized telluroxanes and alkali tellurite glasses.
- To explore the potential of telluroxanes as model compounds for glass research.
Main Methods:
- Stoichiometrically controlled chlorination of diarylditellurides using sulfuryl chloride.
- Base hydrolysis of aryltellurium trichlorides under varying conditions.
- X-ray crystallography for determining the crystal and molecular structures of synthesized compounds.
- Reaction of telluroxane 7 with ClTe(OiPr)3 in the presence of water.
Main Results:
- Synthesis of aryltellurinyl chloride (1) and aryltellurium trichloride (2).
- Formation of diverse telluroxanes (3-7) via base hydrolysis of 2.
- Characterization of telluroxane cluster (8) through reaction with ClTe(OiPr)3.
- Determination of crystal structures for compounds 1-3 and 5-8.
- Identification of telluroxane clusters and polymers (6-8) as potential models for alkali tellurite glasses.
Conclusions:
- Novel telluroxane clusters and polymers were successfully synthesized and structurally characterized.
- The synthesized telluroxanes provide valuable insights into the structural diversity of tellurium-oxygen compounds.
- Telluroxanes 6-8 serve as promising model systems for elucidating the poorly understood structures of alkali tellurite glasses.
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