A tellurium-125 and tin-119 Mössbauer and nuclear magnetic resonance study of the group IV organotellurides

Abstract

The 125Te Mössbauer and nmr spectra of the compounds (R3X)2Te(R = Me, X = C, Si, Ge, and Sn; R = Ph, X = Ge and Sn), R3MTePh (R = Me, X = Si, Ge, and Sn; R = Ph, X = Ge, Sn, Pb), R2Sn(TePh)2 (R = Me and t-Bu), and the cyclic compounds (Me2SnTe)3, (Me2Sn)3Te2, and (t-Bu2SnTe)2 have been measured. The trends in the Mössbauer and nmr data are discussed. The Mössbauer quadrupole splittings increase as the nmr chemical shifts become more positive, corresponding to a decrease in the shielding at the tellurium nucleus. The 119Sn Mössbauer and nmr parameters of the compounds (R3Sn)2E andR3SnEPh (R = Me and Ph), (Me2SnE)3, (Me2Sn)2E2, (t-Bu2SnE)2, and Me2Sn(EPh)2 (E = S, Se, and Te) are discussed. The 119Sn Mössbauer quadrupole splittings are again observed to increase as the nmr chemical shifts become more positive. The 125Te and 119Sn nmr and Mössbauer data provide evidence that there is little transmission of bonding effects through the tin–tellurium bond as the chemical environment about the tin or tellurium is changed.