Recent developments in the chemistry of selenoethers and telluroethers

摘要

The synthesis, properties and structures of complexes of mono-, bi-, poly-dentate and macrocyclic seleno- and telluro-ethers with both d-block and p-block elements reported in the last 10 years are described. Sections also describe the synthesis of new polydentate and macrocyclic ligands, the uses of their complexes, applications of ~77Se-and ~125Te-NMR spectroscopy, and current theories of bonding between d-block metals and neutral Group 16 donor ligands.