Vj. Murphy et al., OXIDATIVE CLEAVAGE OF THE TE-TE BOND IN ETA(2)-DITELLURIDO COMPLEXES - SYNTHESES AND STRUCTURES OF M(PME(3))(4)(ETA(2)-TE-2)H-2 (M=MO, W), Journal of the Chemical Society, Chemical Communications, (11), 1995, pp. 1099-1100
The eta(2)-ditellurido derivatives, M(PMe(3))(4)(eta(2)-Te-2)H-2 (M =
MO, W) are synthesized by the reactions of M(PMe(3))(5)H-2 With elemen
tal tellurium; the conversion of M(PMe(3))(4)(eta(2)-Te-2)H-2 to the t
erminal tellurido complexes M(PMe(3))(4)(Te)(2) provides an unpreceden
ted example of a transformation that involves oxidative cleavage of a
ditellurido ligand at a single metal centre.