Macrocyclic and polydentate thio- and seleno-ether ligand complexes of the p-block elements

Abstract

The diverse structures exhibited by complexes of p-block (Group 13–15) halides with acyclic and macrocyclic thio-, seleno-, and telluro-ethers are described. Examples range from six-coordinate monomers through to one-, two- or three-dimensional network infinite polymers with structural motifs often very different to those found with d-block elements.