Thallide

<p>Thallides are compounds containing anions composed of <a href="/facts/Thallium/v35pGMJB">thallium</a>. Thallium may occur as a monatomic ion (Tl5− in LiMg2Tl), as a <a href="/facts/Metal_cluster_compound/nuC4u5xH">cluster</a> of several atoms (e.g. Tl48−), or as a polyatomic structure Tlnn− in thallides. They are a subclass of trielides, which also includes gallides and indides.  A more general classification is polar intermetallics, as clusters contain delocalized multicentre bonds. Thallides were discovered by <a href="/facts/Eduard_Zintl/KtBPmD9D">Eduard Zintl</a> in 1932.
</p><p><a href="/facts/Mixed-anion_compounds/oxSXtxTM">Mixed anion compounds</a> with thallides include <a href="/facts/Halide/ujYu8kGD">halides</a> (<a href="/facts/Bromide/bHSfxGk1">bromides</a> and <a href="/facts/Chloride/m9NUaUDR">chlorides</a>), <a href="/facts/Oxide/DXtoVe1C">oxides</a>, and tetrelates (<a href="/facts/Silicate/7NdthSRM">silicate</a>, <a href="/facts/Germanate/qU3SA92k">germanate</a>).
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Thallide