Ditellurium decafluoride

Ditellurium decafluoride was widely reported in the literature[1][2][3] but what was believed to be Te2F10 has been shown to be bis(pentafluorotelluryl) oxide, F5TeOTeF5.[4] An account as to how this error occurred was made by P. M. Watkins.[5]

If it existed, it would be valence isoelectronic with disulfur decafluoride, and have a similar structure.

References

  1. ↑ Cooper, W. C. (1971). Tellurium. New York: Van Nostrand Reinhold.
  2. ↑ Bagnall, K. W. (1966). The Chemistry of Selenium, Tellurium and Polonium. New York: Elsevier Publishing.
  3. ↑ Kudryavtsev, A. A. (1974). The Chemistry and Technology of Selenium and Tellurium. London: Collet's Publishers.
  4. ↑ Wiberg, E.; Holleman, A. F. (2001). Inorganic Chemistry. Elsevier. ISBN 0-12-352651-5.
  5. ↑ Watkins, P. M. (1974). "Ditellurium decafluoride - A Continuing Myth". Journal of Chemical Education 51 (9): 520–521. doi:10.1021/ed051p520.