In the structure of the title compound [systematic name hexa-μ-oxido-1:2κ4 O:O;1:3κ4 O:O;1:4κ4 O:O-nona-phenyl-2κ3 C,3κ3 C,4κ3 C-tri-anti-mony(V)tel-lur-ium(VI)], [Sb3Te(C6H5)9O6], the hexa-oxidotellurate(VI) ion is coordinated to three SbV ions via pairs of cis-positioned O atoms to form a discrete mol-ecular unit. The TeVI and SbV central ions exhibit distorted octa-hedral [TeO6] and distorted trigonal-bipyramidal [SbC3O2] coordination geometries, respectively. The linking of these polyhedra, by sharing the dioxide edges, results in the Te-based octa-hedron having a mer-configuration. The packing of the mol-ecules is dominated by C-H⋯O hydrogen bonding and weak dispersion forces, with a minor contribution from C-H⋯π bonds and π-π stacking inter-actions. According to the Hirshfeld surface analysis, the contributions of the H⋯H, H⋯C/C⋯H and H⋯O/O⋯H contacts are 58.0, 32.6 and 7.8%, respectively. The title structure provides a model for the bonding of triorgano-anti-mony dications to octa-hedral oxoanions, and the observed doubly bridged motifs, Te(μ-O)2Sb, may find application in the functionalization of polyoxometalate species.
Keywords: Hirshfeld surface; crystal structure; hexaoxidotellurate(VI); oxide clusters; polyoxoanions; triorganoantimony(V).
© Domasevitch and Senchyk 2021.