Preparation, Structures, and Thermal Decomposition Reactions of Complexes Consisting of TlI, PbII, and SeII and 2,2‐Dicyanoethylene‐1,1‐diselenolate
The 2,2‐dicyanoethylene‐1,1‐diselenolate‐containing compounds (AsPh4)2[Tl2(Se2C=C(CN)2)2], (AsPh4)2[Pb(Se2C=C‐(CN)2)2], and (NBu4)2[Se(Se2C=C(CN)2)2] have been prepared and characterized by single‐crystal structure analysis. The molecular structures of the complex anions 1–3 are significantly influenced by the presence of stereochemically active lone pairs. 1 is dimeric with an Se4Tl2 octahedral centre with a Tl–Tl distance of 3.547(4) Å and an average Tl–Se bond length of 3.143(4) Å. In 2 Pb constitutes the centre of a distorted pseudo‐trigonal bipyramid PbSe4E [Pb–Seave = 2.948(3) Å] with one equatorial position obviously occupied by the lonepair E. In 3 the ligands are coordinated to the central Se, which is situated in a centre of symmetry, in an undistorted way giving rise to a Ψ‐octahedral SeSe4E2 geometry [Se–Seave = 2.617(2) Å]. The compounds (AsPh4)2 · 1, (AsPh4)2 · 2 and (NBu4)2 · 3 have been decomposed thermally to yield TlSe, PbSe as well as Se. The observed contamination of TlSe and PbSe with As is avoided by using (NBu4)2 · 1 and (NBu4)2 · 2 as precursor materials.