Electrochemical synthesis of a new gallium telluride containing one-dimensional chains: structure of [(C6H5)4P]GaTe2(en)2(en = ethane-1,2-diamine)
Abstract
The cathodic dissolution of a Ga2 Te3 electrode in an ethane-1,2-diamine solution of tetraphenylphosphonium bromide yields the novel gallium telluride [(C6H5)4P]GaTe2(en)21 which consists of one-dimensional GaTe2(en)2– chains held together by NH ⋯ Te hydrogen bonds.