The [M(cp)(2)(OTeF5)(2)] (M = Ti, Zr, Hf, Mo or W; cp = eta(5)-C5H5) c
omplexes have been readily prepared in halide-teflate metathesis react
ions bf [M(cp)(2)Cl-2] with TeF5(OH). They extend the fluoride-teflate
analogy to a new class of high-oxidation-state transition-metal compl
ex. The compounds, which have been characterised by a combination of I
R, mass spectrometry and multinuclear NMR spectroscopy, are shown to h
ave polar metal-teflate interactions.