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Abstract
The reaction between Hg(PPh3)2(CIO4)3, Hg(TeAr)2 and PPh3 in a 1:3: 2 ratio produces aryltellurolate-mercury(II) cluster -[Hg4(PPh3)4(μ-TeAr)6](CIO4)2, where Ar = Ph, p-MeOC6H4. Studies of the electrical conductivities and molecular masses in solution are consistent with an ionic structure. The 1H and 13C NMR spectra indicate the equivalence of all tellurol and phosphine ligands. The down field chemical shift of carbon linked to tellurium is indicative of a bridging tellurol group. This is suggestive of an adamantane structure for these clusters.