**3.7.2 Halogen series**

126 Current Trends in X-Ray Crystallography

PAZPTE PAZPTE01

BTUPTE BTUPTE01

DIDMTE DIDMTE01

CIFLEI CIFLEI01

NUNHUZ NUNHUZ01

SABCII SABCII01

ASEHUB ASEHUB01

QIXZAY QIXZAY03

DIBTEP02 DIBTEP10

BIPTEI BIPTEI01

CLPHTE CLPHTE01

Table 6. Supramolecular arrangements found in polymorphic structures. 0 = no Te···X contacts; D = dimer; SC = simple chain; RC = chain of 4-membered rings; T = tetramer; N =

3D-network; Cc, Cd: specific chains (Fig. 7); Se

specific chains, tetramer, sheets (Fig. 11); Na specific 3D-network

**Refcode S. G. Arrang. Dc (g·cm-3)**

Ta Ca

> 0 D

Sa RC

N Cb

> T T

0 D

0 SC

Cc Cd

> N Sb

SC D

Na Se 4

4: specific chain (Fig. 10); Ca, Cb, Ta, Sa, Sb:

1.942 1.966

2.106 2.017

3.393 3.410

2.556 2.534

2.256 2.287

1.669 1.666

1.759 1.737

3.138 3.263

2.843 2.887

2.861 2.777

2.316 2.365

*P*-1 *I*2/*a*

*C*2/*c P*21/*c*

*P*21/*c C*2/*c*

*I*41 *P*21/*c*

*P*-1 *P*-1

*Pn Ibca*

*P*21/*c P*21/*a*

*P*21/*n P*21/*c*

*Fdd*2 *P*21/*c*

*P*21/*n P*21/*c*

*P*21/*n P*212121 The set of organotellurium structures containing halogen atoms includes three complete series of halo compounds with the same molecular structure but different halogen, X = F, Cl, Br, I (Table 7). In the three series, bromo and iodo members are isostructural. In the second series, the chloro compound is also isostructural. When isostructurality is not present, arrangements are different.


Table 7. Supramolecular arrangements in complete halogen series. SC = simple chain; RC = chain of 4-membered rings; S = sheet; N = 3D-network; Cc, Cd, Sc: specific chains and sheet (Fig. 7); Cb, Sb: specific chain and sheet (Fig. 11)

Partial series of three and two members are also present in the set of compounds studied, and its abundance is significant: 20 and 47 series respectively. In these partial series, isostructurality is also frequent but examples of non-isostructural members with the same kind of supramolecular arrangement are present (Table 8).


Table 8. Supramolecular arrangements in partial halogen series. RC = chain of 4-membered rings

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JEKDAE *Can.J.Chem.* 67 1735 1989 KEZMEI *Acta Crystallogr.,Sect.E* 63 o1674 2007 MIYPAL *Z.Anorg.Allg.Chem.* 628 833 2002 OFUWER *J.Fluorine Chem.* 112 207 2001 RIFTAB *Can.J.Chem.* 74 1968 1996 RIGKIB *Tetrahedron:Asymm.* 7 2797 1996 ROCTEI *Inorg.Chem.* 36 1890 1997 TATZAP *Inorg.Chem.* 35 2831 1996 ZISWON *Organometallics* 14 4755 1995

CIDKEG *Inorg.Chem.* 46 3275 2007 CLPTEI *Acta Crystallogr.* 15 887 1962 DMTEII *Inorg.Chem.* 18 311 1979 GACXUD01 *Acta Crystallogr.,Sect.C* 47 703 1991 GIPRED *Angew.Chem.,Int.Ed.* 46 8277 2007 GOKDUG *Z.Kristallogr.* 223 536 2008 HEXBOB *Can.J.Chem.* 72 1844 1994 HOFKES *Acta Crystallogr.,Sect.C* 55 1339 1999 JATSIG *J.Chem.Soc.,Dalton Trans.* 1697 1989 KOBYAB *Acta Crystallogr.,Sect.C* 47 1858 1991 LAFNUB *Z.Naturforsch.,B:Chem.Sci.* 48 199 1993 OCICUZ *Chem.-Eur.J.* 12 2515 2006 OFUTOZ *Dalton Trans.* 4023 2008 PEKLUM *J.Crystallogr.Spectrosc.Res.* 23 181 1993 SABCII01 *Acta Crystallogr.,Sect.E* 61 o986 2005 SEPMAB *J.Chem.Soc.,Dalton Trans.* 907 1990 TUWNOO *Dalton Trans.* 973 2003 TUWNUU *Dalton Trans.* 973 2003 TUWPEG *Dalton Trans.* 973 2003 UJAMIC *J.Organomet.Chem.* 695 2532 2010 UJAMUO *J.Organomet.Chem.* 695 2532 2010 UJORUH *J.Organomet.Chem.* 695 2118 2010 UKAFAO *Inorg.Chem.* 49 7577 2010 UKAFES *Inorg.Chem.* 49 7577 2010 UKAFIW *Inorg.Chem.* 49 7577 2010 UKAFOC *Inorg.Chem.* 49 7577 2010 UKAGET *Inorg.Chem.* 49 7577 2010 UKAGIX *Inorg.Chem.* 49 7577 2010 VOHVET *J.Organomet.Chem.* 418 339 1991 WECQIF *Z.Anorg.Allg.Chem.* 632 659 2006 WECQOL *Z.Anorg.Allg.Chem.* 632 659 2006 WIDZOZ *Z.Anorg.Allg.Chem.* 633 1261 2007

**Structures of compounds containing the Te(-X)2 unit** 

*a***)** *Dimers* 

#### **3.8 Selection of structures**

The following list collects relevant structures of this section (Table 9).


**Refcode Journal Vol. Page Year** 

BSEUTE *Acta Chem.Scand.A* 29 763 1975 BTUPTE01 *Acta Chem.Scand.A* 29 738 1975 BZETBS *Acta Chem.Scand.* 20 132 1966 BZETCS *Acta Chem.Scand.* 20 132 1966 CEHFAW *Organometallics* 18 803 1999 CETUTE *Acta Chem.Scand.A* 29 763 1975 DONQEC *Inorg.Chem.* 38 3994 1999 DONQIG *Inorg.Chem.* 38 3994 1999 DONQOM *Inorg.Chem.* 38 3994 1999 ERIBIQ *Organometallics* 22 5473 2003 GEDSEO *Z.Kristallogr.* 221 166 2006 HIFVOH *Acta Crystallogr.,Sect.C* 52 424 1996 OCICIN *Chem.-Eur.J.* 12 2515 2006 OLODUO *Acta Crystallogr.,Sect.C* 59 o571 2003 OLOFAW *Acta Crystallogr.,Sect.C* 59 o571 2003 PETBIA *Z.Anorg.Allg.Chem.* 633 127 2007 PETBOG *Z.Anorg.Allg.Chem.* 633 127 2007 POYGEP *J.Organomet.Chem.* 549 257 1997 POYGIT *J.Organomet.Chem.* 549 257 1997 QANWEH *J.Organomet.Chem.* 605 39 2000 QIYBAB *J.Organomet.Chem.* 623 74 2001 QOKZIZ *Polyhedron* 20 203 2001 ROCTAE *Inorg.Chem.* 36 1890 1997 TEGZIP *Acta Crystallogr.,Sect.C* 52 2022 1996 WEXBIK *Khim.Get.Soedin.,SSSR* 417 1994 WOMDIL *Phosphorus,Sulfur,Silicon* 123 313 1997 YEXWIH *Inorg.Chem.* 33 6154 1994 YEXWON *Inorg.Chem.* 33 6154 1994 YEXWUT *Inorg.Chem.* 33 6154 1994

HOJJEV01 *Angew.Chem.,Int.Ed.* 39 1796 2000 REDXEE *Eur.J.Inorg.Chem.* 1294 2006

BRTEBA *Acta Crystallogr.,Sect.B* 35 849 1979 CEHKEF *Organometallics* 18 803 1999 CIDKOQ *Inorg.Chem.* 46 3275 2007 JABWUE *J.Am.Chem.Soc.* 110 6762 1988

 **Structures of compounds containing the Te(-X)1 unit** 

The following list collects relevant structures of this section (Table 9).

*Dimers connected by covalent skeleton* 

*b***)** *Simple chains* 

**3.8 Selection of structures** 

*a***)** *Dimers* 




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IDEXOE *Inorg.Chem.* 40 5169 2001 IDEXUK *Inorg.Chem.* 40 5169 2001 LEVKED *J.Am.Chem.Soc.* 128 14949 2006 MIHFIS *J.Fluorine Chem.* 102 301 2000 TUWNII *Dalton Trans.* 973 2003 TUWPAC *Dalton Trans.* 973 2003 TUWPIK *Dalton Trans.* 973 2003 UKAFUI *Inorg.Chem.* 49 7577 2010 UKAGAP *Inorg.Chem.* 49 7577 2010 VOTSIG *Organometallics* 11 954 1992 XUPXAI *Heterocycles* 80 1339 2010 CERWIF *J.Organomet.Chem.* 262 151 1984 COBPOY *J.Organomet.Chem.* 268 141 1984 DIDMTE01 *Dalton Trans.* 6274 2008 FPHTEL *J.Chem.Soc.,Dalton Trans.* 2306 1980 MIHFEO *J.Fluorine Chem.* 102 301 2000 YUPHIB *Z.Anorg.Allg.Chem.* 635 862 2009

BOHNAN *Acta Crystallogr.,Sect.C* 39 45 1983 BUNDIY *Inorg.Chem.* 48 10330 2009 CIMFOT *Acta Crystallogr.,Sect.C* 40 1349 1984 IHOFIU *J.Organomet.Chem.* 669 149 2003 LIMZEM *Acta Crystallogr.,Sect.C* 51 639 1995 NUNHUZ *Acta Crystallogr.,Sect.C* 54 995 1998 NUNHUZ01 *Acta Crystallogr.,Sect.C* 54 995 1998 PHTECL *Inorg.Chem.* 19 2556 1980 PIXPES *J.Organomet.Chem.* 693 957 2008

BIBBOE *Polyhedron* 23 1629 2004 LUTBUX *Can.J.Chem.* 80 1530 2002 OTEHEX *Inorg.Chem.* 12 2665 1973 VIVGEM *J.Organomet.Chem.* 410 309 1991

BIBBUK *Polyhedron* 23 1629 2004 BIBCAR *Polyhedron* 23 1629 2004 CIFLEI *J.Chem.Soc.,Dalton Trans.* 869 1984 DIBTEP02 *Inorg.Chem.* 24 1814 1985 DPHTEB01 *Acta Crystallogr.,Sect.E* 60 o2511 2004

BIBCEV *Polyhedron* 23 1629 2004 QIXZAY *J.Organomet.Chem.* 623 74 2001 QIXZAY03 *Inorg.Chem.* 43 3742 2004 SIDGIW *Struct.Chem.* 18 223 2007 COQNOL01 *Inorg.Chem.* 38 3994 1999

*d***)** *Tetramers*

*e***)** *Sheets* 

*f***)** *3D-Networks*

*g***)** *Less frequent arrangements* 


WIDZUF *Z.Anorg.Allg.Chem.* 633 1261 2007 XAWNUF *Z.Anorg.Allg.Chem.* 631 2677 2005 XEXJAM *J.Organomet.Chem.* 691 5867 2006 XEXKUH *J.Organomet.Chem.* 691 5887 2006 XOTBIS *J.Organomet.Chem.* 694 1557 2009 YEZXEH *Organometallics* 26 1955 2007 ZARCIE *Can.J.Chem.* 73 255 1995

ASEHUB01 *Z.Kristallogr.* 218 636 2003 BOQJIA *Acta Crystallogr.,Sect.C* 55 1930 1999 CEDDAQ *J.Org.Chem.* 48 5149 1983 CEJPAJ *Heteroat.Chem.* 16 316 2005 CLCHTE *Cryst.Struct.Commun.* 9 533 1980 GOKFAO *Z.Kristallogr.* 223 536 2008 IDEXEU *Inorg.Chem.* 40 5169 2001 JILXAD *Acta Crystallogr.,Sect.C* 47 960 1991 KAKCOP *Aust.J.Chem.* 58 119 2005 KEQCIT *Inorg.Chim.Acta* 359 4619 2006 MIDWAY *Struct.Chem.* 18 181 2007 NIJQOM *Polyhedron* 16 2441 1997 OFUVER *Dalton Trans.* 4023 2008 OFUVIV *Dalton Trans.* 4023 2008 OPNTED10 *J.Chem.Soc.,Dalton Trans.* 251 1982 QOGPAD *Acta Crystallogr.,Sect.C* 57 749 2001 SEJPIG *Acta Crystallogr.,Sect.C* 46 251 1990 STECHB *Inorg.Chem.* 11 3026 1972 TLCLTE *Cryst.Struct.Commun.* 9 539 1980 UJOSAO *J.Organomet.Chem.* 695 2118 2010 UJOSOC *J.Organomet.Chem.* 695 2118 2010 VUZJIJ *Acta Crystallogr.,Sect.C* 44 2182 1988 XUCNIS *Chin.J.Chem.* 19 457 2001 XUCNOY *Chin.J.Chem.* 19 457 2001 XURRAE *Dalton Trans.* 39 2637 2010 XURSEJ *Dalton Trans.* 39 2637 2010 YOWMEC *Acta Crystallogr.,Sect.C* 51 861 1995 YUFNUI *Z.Kristallogr.* 210 306 1995

BZTELI10 *Inorg.Chem.* 14 1142 1975 CEGNOR *J.Chem.Soc.,Dalton Trans.* 23 1984 HIQSUV *Acta Crystallogr.,Sect.C* 55 648 1999 IDEXIY *Inorg.Chem.* 40 5169 2001 PTELDI10 *Inorg.Chem.* 12 2669 1973 YASVAP *Z.Anorg.Allg.Chem.* 619 1269 1993 YASVET *Z.Anorg.Allg.Chem.* 619 1269 1993

*b***)** *Simple chains* 

*c***)** *Chains of 4-membered rings* 


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ELAVAP *Inorg.Chim.Acta* 365 492 2011 IHIMAO *J.Organomet.Chem.* 694 2463 2009 IHIMES *J.Organomet.Chem.* 694 2463 2009 JASCAI *Z.Anorg.Allg.Chem.* 631 1524 2005 MECGEH *Eur.J.Inorg.Chem.* 958 2006 MECGOR *Eur.J.Inorg.Chem.* 958 2006 MTEMTE *J.Chem.Soc.A* 2018 1967 WUGVUQ *J.Braz.Chem.Soc.* 17 1566 2006 WUTJOK *Z.Anorg.Allg.Chem.* 629 215 2003

IJOHUK *Inorg.Chem.Commun.* 6 869 2003 IJOJAS *Inorg.Chem.Commun.* 6 869 2003 JASBUB *Z.Anorg.Allg.Chem.* 631 1524 2005 KEQCAL *Inorg.Chim.Acta* 359 4619 2006 MECGUX *Eur.J.Inorg.Chem.* 958 2006 WUGVIE *J.Braz.Chem.Soc.* 17 1566 2006 WUGVOK *J.Braz.Chem.Soc.* 17 1566 2006

**Structures of compounds without Te-X units [Te(-X)0] in Figure**

CLPHTE01 *Acta Crystallogr.,Sect.C* 40 1011 1984 DIHHAE *Bioinorg.Chem.Appl.* 69263 2007 JATWAC *Inorg.Chem.* 38 519 1999 JEPBAH *Acta Chem.Scand.* 44 464 1990 YABXEF *J.Fluorine Chem.* 125 997 2004

ASEHUB *Z.Kristallogr.* 218 636 2003 ASEHUB01 *Z.Kristallogr.* 218 636 2003 BIPTEI *Inorg.Chem.* 15 2728 1976 BIPTEI01 *Inorg.Chem.* 16 2318 1977 BTUPTE *Acta Chem.Scand.A* 29 738 1975 BTUPTE01 *Acta Chem.Scand.A* 29 738 1975 CIFLEI *J.Chem.Soc.,Dalton Trans.* 869 1984 CIFLEI01 *J.Chem.Soc.,Dalton Trans.* 869 1984 CLPHTE *Acta Crystallogr* 10 201 1957 CLPHTE01 *Acta Crystallogr.,Sect.C* 40 1011 1984 DIBTEP10 *J.Organomet.Chem.* 178 423 1979 DIDMTE *J.Chem.Soc.,Dalton Trans.* 316 1972 DIDMTE01 *Dalton Trans.* 6274 2008 NUNHUZ *Acta Crystallogr.,Sect.C* 54 995 1998 NUNHUZ01 *Acta Crystallogr.,Sect.C* 54 995 1998 PAZPTE *J.Chem.Res.* 145 1901 1979 PAZPTE01 *J.Organomet.Chem.* 549 257 1997 QIXZAY *J.Organomet.Chem.* 623 74 2001

*b***)** *Simple chains* 

**Polymorphs**


DMTECL01 *J.Am.Chem.Soc.* 105 229 1983 GETHOC *J.Organomet.Chem.* 349 95 1988 KEHBIJ *Z.Naturforsch.,B:Chem.Sci.* 61 528 2006

AZOFAW *J.Organomet.Chem.* 689 2092 2004 BIPTEI01 *Inorg.Chem.* 16 2318 1977 BPYTEB *Inorg.Chem.* 16 612 1977 CIDKAC *Inorg.Chem.* 46 3275 2007 CUBFIP *Inorg.Chem.* 48 3239 2009 DEFHAX *Acta Crystallogr.,Sect.C* 41 1545 1985 EOCTEC *J.Organomet.Chem.* 181 335 1979 GEHDIH *Z.Anorg.Allg.Chem.* 632 893 2006 GEHDON *Z.Anorg.Allg.Chem.* 632 893 2006 GIJZEE *J.Chem.Soc.,Dalton Trans.* 2363 1988 GOPLEC *Polyhedron* 17 2153 1998 IMOZUF *Organometallics* 22 5069 2003 SEPLUU *J.Chem.Soc.,Dalton Trans.* 907 1990 WEQVAP *J.Organomet.Chem.* 598 49 2000 XOPROK *Angew.Chem.,Int.Ed.* 47 9982 2008 ZATROB *Z.Kristallogr.* 210 552 1995

BONHUH *Cryst.Struct.Commun.* 11 1593 1982 DOTLUT *J.Org.Chem.* 51 1692 1986 PAFLIR *Inorg.Chem.* 31 1431 1992 BIPTEI *Inorg.Chem.* 15 2728 1976 UDUHUW *Organometallics* 21 526 2002

WEQVET *J.Organomet.Chem.* 598 49 2000 MUWBIP *J.Organomet.Chem.* 664 306 2002 OLODOI *Acta Crystallogr.,Sect.C* 59 o571 2003 WERWUM *J.Organomet.Chem.* 691 4807 2006 YIHRAJ *Z.Anorg.Allg.Chem.* 633 1618 2007

CIFVOD *J.Organomet.Chem.* 692 3081 2007 CIFVUJ *J.Organomet.Chem.* 692 3081 2007 CIFWAQ *J.Organomet.Chem.* 692 3081 2007 CITMAT *Tetrahedron* 40 1607 1984 CUCGOW *Can.J.Chem.* 62 32 1984 DEBXOY *Appl.Organomet.Chem.* 19 1196 2005 DEBXUE *Appl.Organomet.Chem.* 19 1196 2005

**Structures of compounds containing the Te(-X)4 unit** 

**Structures of compounds containing the Te(-X)3 unit** 

*a***)** *Dimers* 

*b***)** *Simple chains* 

*a***)** *Dimers* 

*c***)** *Chains of 4-membered rings* 


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Table 9. Short-form references to individual CSD entries. In blue, structures measured at low temperature
