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Title: Zintl anions from the extraction of zintl phases with non-amine solvents: isolation of (Me/sub 4/N)/sub 4/Sn/sub 9/, (K(HMPA)/sub 2/)/sub 4/Sn/sub 9/, and K/sub 4/SnTe/sub 4/ and structural characterization of (Bu/sub 4/N)/sub 2/M/sub x/ (M = Te, x = 5; M = Se, x = 6; M = S, x = 6)

Journal Article · · Inorg. Chem.; (United States)
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1021/ic00154a023· OSTI ID:6364433

Polyatomic main-group anions like Sn/sub 9//sup 4 -/, Te/sub 5//sup 2 -/, Se/sub 6//sup 2 -/, S/sub 6//sup 2 -/, and SnTe/sub 4//sup 4 -/ have been isolated without the use of cryptate ligands. The polychalcogenides (Bu/sub 4/N)/sub 2/M/sub x/ (where M = Te, x = 5; M = Se, x = 6; M = S, x = 6; Bu = n-C/sub 4/H/sub 9/) are obtained by the aqueous extraction of binary alkali-metal/main-group alloys in the presence of Bu/sub 4/NBr. These polychalcogenides are isomorphous and have been structurally characterized by x-ray crystallography. The nonastannide(4-) anion has been isolated both as the tetrakis(tetramethylammonium) compound, ((CH/sub 3/)N)3$Sn/sub 9/, and as the HMPA (hexamethylphosphoric triamide) solvate, (K(HMPA)/sup 2/)/sub 4/Sn/sub 9/. Both compounds are somewhat thermally unstable at 25/sup 0/C. The compound K/sub 4/SnTe/sub 4/ has been isolated by the aqueous extraction of ternary K/Sn/Te alloys. 44 references, 2 figures, 1 table.

Research Organization:
Argonne National Lab., IL
DOE Contract Number:
W-31-109-ENG-38
OSTI ID:
6364433
Journal Information:
Inorg. Chem.; (United States), Vol. 22:12
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English