Chelating and Linking S4O132– Anions: Synthesis and Characterization of the Bis-(tetrasulfato) Palladates M2[Pd(S4O13)2] (M = NH4, Rb, NO) and the Sodium Palladium Tetrasulfate Na2Pd(S4O13)2

Stabilizing the Homopolycation (I4 )2+ with a Hexasulfate in (I4 )[S6 O19 ] and a Borosulfate in (I4 )[B(S2 O7 )2 ]2

The reaction of elemental iodine and SO3 in a sealed glass ampoule yielded a turquoise-colored solution. At temperatures below 7 °C, deep red crystals of (I4 )[S6 O19 ] grow. With the addition of B2 O3 and pyridine-SO3 complex red crystals of (I4 )[B(S2 O7 )2 ]2 can be obtained after heating the mixture to 120 °C. The combination of an (I4 )2+ cation with oxoanions has previously not been observed. Both anions have a significant but different influence on the structural properties of the (I4 )2+ cation.

Palladium(IV) in an Oxoanionic Environment: The XeF2 Assisted Synthesis of [Pd(S2 O7 )3 ](2.)

For the first time tetravalent palladium is detected, coordinated exclusively by simple oxoanions. Stabilization was achieved by formation of the [Pd(S2 O7 )3 ](2-) complex in which three chelating disulfate groups surround the metal atom. The salt K2 [Pd(S2 O7 )3 ] could only be obtained if the reaction of K2 [PdCl6 ] and neat SO3 was performed in the presence of XeF2 .