Communication

You have free access to this content

Binary Tellurium(IV) Azides: Te(N3)4 and [Te(N3)5]−†

  1. Thomas M. Klapötke Prof. Dr.,
  2. Burkhard Krumm Dr.,
  3. Peter Mayer Dr.,
  4. Ingo Schwab Dipl.-Chem.

Article first published online: 8 DEC 2003

DOI: 10.1002/anie.200352656

Issue

Angewandte Chemie International Edition

Angewandte Chemie International Edition

Volume 42, Issue 47, pages 5843–5846, December 8, 2003

Additional Information

How to Cite

Klapötke, T. M., Krumm, B., Mayer, P. and Schwab, I. (2003), Binary Tellurium(IV) Azides: Te(N3)4 and [Te(N3)5]−. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 42: 5843–5846. doi: 10.1002/anie.200352656

Author Information

  1. Department of Chemistry, University of Munich (LMU), Butenandtstrasse 5–13 (D), 81377 Munich, Germany, Fax: (+49) 89-2180-77492

  1. †

    Financial support from the University of Munich and the Fonds der Chemischen Industrie is gratefully acknowledged. We thank Prof. P. Klüfers for generous allocation of X-ray diffractometer time, and Prof. K. O. Christe and his colleagues for exchange of information about their independent syntheses of Te(N3)4 and [Te(N3)6]2−.

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 8 DEC 2003
  2. Article first published online: 8 DEC 2003
  3. Manuscript Received: 15 AUG 2003

SEARCH

SEARCH BY CITATION

ARTICLE TOOLS

View Full Article (HTML) Get PDF (125K)

Keywords:

  • azides;
  • fluorides;
  • hazardous materials;
  • tellurium
Thumbnail image of graphical abstract

Very sensitive materials: Tellurium tetraazide, Te(N3)4, was prepared directly from TeF4 and Me3SiN3 as an extremely sensitive solid; azidation of a pentafluorotellurate(IV) anion gave the pentaazidotellurate(IV) anion. The crystal structure of the pyridinium salt [pyH][Te(N3)5] consists of [Te(N3)5]− units, considerably distorted from ideal square-pyramidal symmetry, that are linked through Te⋅⋅⋅N interactions (see picture).

View Full Article (HTML) Get PDF (125K)