Tellurium tetrachloride is the inorganic compound with the empirical formula TeCl4. The compound is volatile, subliming at 200 °C at 0.1 mmHg.[1] Molten TeCl4 is ionic, dissociating into TeCl3+ and Te2Cl102−.[1]
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Tellurium(IV) chloride
Tetratellurium hexadecachloride | |
| Other names
Tellurium chloride
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| Properties | |
| TeCl4 | |
| Molar mass | 269.41 g/mol |
| Appearance | hygroscopic pale yellow solid (if fused, maroon liquid) |
| Density | 3.26 g/cm3, solid |
| Melting point | 224 °C (435 °F; 497 K) |
| Boiling point | 380 °C (716 °F; 653 K) |
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| Monoclinic, mS80 | |
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| Distorted octahedral (Te) | |
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| 2.59 D (gas phase) | |
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Main hazards
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Toxic, corrosive, respiratory irritant |
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Other anions
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Tellurium tetrafluoride Tellurium tetrabromide Tellurium tetraiodide |
Other cations
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Selenium tetrachloride Polonium tetrachloride |
Related compounds
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Tellurium dichloride |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Structure
editTeCl4 is monomeric in the gas phase, with a structure similar to that of SF4.[2] In the solid state, it is a tetrameric cubane-type cluster, consisting of a Te4Cl4 core and three terminal chloride ligands for each Te. Alternatively, this tetrameric structure can be considered as a Te4 tetrahedron with face-capping chlorines and three terminal chlorines per tellurium atom, giving each tellurium atom a distorted octahedral environment
Synthesis
editTeCl4 is prepared by chlorination of tellurium powder:
- Te + 2 Cl2 → TeCl4
The reaction is initiated with heat. The product is isolated by distillation.[3]
Reactions
editTellurium tetrachloride is the gateway compound for high valent organotellurium compounds. Arylation gives, depending on conditions, Te(C6H4R)2Cl2, [Te(C6H4R)5]−, [Te(C6H4R)6].[4]
TeCl4 has few applications in organic synthesis. Its equivalent weight is high, and the toxicity of organotellurium compounds is problematic. Possible applications of tellurium tetrachloride to organic synthesis have been reported.[5] It adds to alkenes to give Cl-C-C-TeCl3 derivatives, wherein the Te can be subsequently removed with sodium sulfide. Electron-rich arenes react to give aryl Te compounds. Thus, anisole gives TeCl2(C6H4OMe)2, which can be reduced to the diaryl telluride.
Safety considerations
editAs is the case for other tellurium compounds, TeCl4 is toxic. It also releases HCl upon hydrolysis.
References
edit- ^ a b Greenwood, Norman N.; Earnshaw, Alan (1997). Chemistry of the Elements (2nd ed.). Butterworth-Heinemann. ISBN 978-0-08-037941-8.
- ^ Cotton, F. Albert; Wilkinson, Geoffrey; Murillo, Carlos A.; Bochmann, Manfred (1999), Advanced Inorganic Chemistry (6th ed.), New York: Wiley-Interscience, ISBN 0-471-19957-5
- ^ Suttle, J. F.; Smith, C. R. F. (1950). Audrieth, Ludwig F. (ed.). Inorganic Syntheses. Vol. 3. pp. 140–2. doi:10.1002/9780470132340. ISBN 978-0-470-13162-6.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Miyasato, Masataka; Sagami, Takao; Minoura, Mao; Yamamoto, Yohsuke; Akiba, Kin-ya (2004). "Syntheses and Reactions of Hexavalent Organotellurium Compounds Bearing Five or Six Tellurium-Carbon Bonds". Chemistry – A European Journal. 10 (10): 2590–2600. doi:10.1002/chem.200305260. PMID 15146530.
- ^ Petragnani, N.; Comasseto, J. V. (1991). "Tellurium Reagents in Organic Synthesis; Recent Advances. Part 1". Synthesis. 1991 (10): 793–817. doi:10.1055/s-1991-26577. S2CID 260335920. and Petragnani, N.; Comasseto, J. V. (1991). "Tellurium Reagents in Organic Synthesis; Recent Advances. Part 2". Synthesis. 1991 (11): 897–919. doi:10.1055/s-1991-26605. S2CID 196716602.