trans Influence of Telluro- and Thio-ether Donor Sites: First Palladium(II) Complex, [PdCl₂{4-MeOC₆H₄TeCH₂CH₂SEt}], showing their Relative Magnitude in the Same Molecule

Abstract

The synthesis of a (Te,S) ligand 4-MeOC₆H₄TeCH₂CH₂SEt (L) and its complex [PdCl₂L] is followed by single crystal structure determination of the complex, which indicates that the Pd–Cl bond length trans to the ArTe group [2.344(3) Å] is longer than that trans to SEt [2.316(4) Å], suggesting a stronger trans influence for the former.

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