An iridium-stabilized, formally uncharged Te10 molecule with 3-center-4-electron bonding

Anja Günther; Martin Heise; Frank R Wagner; Michael Ruck

doi:10.1002/anie.201102321

An iridium-stabilized, formally uncharged Te10 molecule with 3-center-4-electron bonding

Angew Chem Int Ed Engl. 2011 Oct 10;50(42):9987-90. doi: 10.1002/anie.201102321. Epub 2011 Sep 27.

Authors

Anja Günther¹, Martin Heise, Frank R Wagner, Michael Ruck

Affiliation

¹ Department of Chemistry and Food Chemistry, Dresden University of Technology, Germany.

PMID: 21953813
DOI: 10.1002/anie.201102321

Abstract

Te for 10: a tricyclic Te(10) molecule is stabilized in an iridium complex. Bonding analysis reveals 3-center-4-electron bonds in the linear Te(3) fragment. The tellurium atoms act as 2-electron donors to the transition-metal atoms.