The first stable derivative of the hypothetical Te ion—the triiodide-analogous [Mes5Te3]+ ion (partial structure depicted on the right; Mes = 2,4,6-trimethylphenyl)—is obtained by addition of the nucleophile Mes2Te to the iodine-like electrophilic ion [Mes3Te2]+. This reaction provides the first experimental proof of the close relationship between the formation of hypervalent nonclassical Te3 units and that of triiodide from I2 and I−.
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