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Molecules 2009, 14(9), 3115-3131; doi:10.3390/molecules14093115

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Solid State Polyselenides and Polytellurides: A Large Variety of Se–Se and Te–Te Interactions

Christian Graf, Abdeljalil Assoud, Oottil Mayasree and Holger Kleinke*

Department of Chemistry, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON, N2L 3G1, Canada

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Received: 7 July 2009; in revised form: 15 August 2009 / Accepted: 19 August 2009 / Published: 24 August 2009

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Selenium and Tellurium Chemistry)

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Abstract: A large variety of different interactions between the chalcogen atoms, Q, occur in the solid state structures of polyselenides and polytellurides, including both molecular and infinite units. The simplest motifs are classical Q₂^2– dumbbells and nonlinear Q_n^2– chains (n = 3, 4, 5, ..), e.g. found in alkali metal polychalcogenides. In addition, nonclassical so-called hypervalent motifs exist in the form of linear Q₃^4– units or within larger units such as Q₄^4– and Q₅^4–. Infinitely extended Q units include zigzag, cis/trans and linear chains, as well as planar and slightly puckered layers. Several of those are susceptible to Peierls distortions, leading to the formation of both commensurate and incommensurate superstructures and anomalies in transport properties, including metal-nonmetal transitions.

Keywords: selenium; tellurium; bonding; hypervalent

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