Structural studies of halogen adducts of diorganyl chalcogenides in solutions by 1H, 13C, 77Se and 125Te NMR

Abstract

Abstract1H, 13C, 77Se and 125Te NMR spectra were measured for several sulphides, selenides, tellurides and their halogen adducts to establish the criteria for distinguishing trigonal bipyramidal (TB) adducts from molecular complexes (MCs). TB formation caused large downfield shifts for methyl protons and methyl, ipso and para carbons of methyl and phenyl selenides and tellurides. Large downfield shifts (> 100 ppm) were also observed for selenium and tellurium by the formation of TB from the parent selenides or tellurides. The plots of the 125Te vs 77Se chemical shifts for a set of corresponding compounds gave a straight line with a slope of 1·74, showing that the linear relationship holds well for tellurides and selenides and their TB adducts examined in this work. Upfield shifts of the ipso carbons were characteristic of MC formation. The para carbon signals of MC appeared downfield relative to those of the parent selenides, although the shift values were not so large. The 77Se signals for MC shifted slightly downfield (⩽ 10 ppm). The dissociation constants for iodine adducts of dimethyl selenide and selenoanisole were determined. The MC structure of bromine adducts of sulphides is well demonstrated on the basis of the criteria set out. 1H and 13C NMR spectra of ethylbenzene and ethers were also recorded in the presence of iodine or bromine. However, their chemical shifts were the same as those in the absence of iodine or bromine, within experimental errors.