CpFe(CO)2TePh as a ligand for organometallic dihalides Fe(CO)4I2, (p-Cymene)RuI2, and Me5C5RhI2: Synthesis and molecular structures

CpFe(CO)2TePh (I) can substitute one carbonyl group in Fe(CO)4I2 providing Fe(CO)3I2(μ-TePh)Fe(CO)2Cp (II) or play role of ligand to monomeric fragments [(p-Cymene)RuI2] and [Сp*RhI2] (p-Cymene = (η6-1-isopropyl-4-methylbenzene); Сp* = η5-pentamethylcyclopentadienyl) provides the complexes (p-Cymene)RuI2(μ-TePh)Fe(CO)2Cp (III) and Cp*RhCl2(μ-TePh)Fe(CO)2Cp (IV), respectively. The single-crystal X-ray diffraction of complexes II–IV (CIF files CCDC nos. 1038124 (II), 1038127 (III), 1038125 (IV)) revealed the shortening of М–Те bonds and the presence of intramolecular I…Te contacts.