Trigonal Bipyramidal M2Ch3 2- (M = Sn, Pb; Ch = S, Se, Te) and TlMTe3 3- Anions: Multinuclear Magnetic Resonance, Raman Spectroscopic, and Theoretical Studies, and the X-ray Crystal Structures of (2,2,2-crypt-K+)3TlPbTe3 3-·2en and (2,2,2-crypt-K+)2Pb2Ch3 2-·0.5en (Ch = S, Se) †

The series of group 14 metal trigonal bipyramidal anions has been extended to the mixed group 13/group 14 metal TlMTe(3)(3)(-) anions (M = Sn, Pb), obtained by the reaction of Tl(2)M(2)Te(3) and K(2)Te in en or in en/ethylamine mixtures and a stoichiometric excess of 2,2,2-crypt with respect to K(+). The thallium anions were characterized in solution by (119)Sn, (205)Tl, (207)Pb, and (125)Te NMR spectroscopy. The small magnitudes of the …