Bis(1-naphthyl) telluride

Abstract

Yellow crystals of the title compound, C20H14Te, were obtained serendipitously in an attempt to recrystallize the reduction product of (1-C10H7)[(CH(Me)COC6H5)]TeCl2 from dichloromethane. The molecule exhibits an angular geometry with almost equal Te—Caryl bonds and a C—Te—C angle close to values observed for other diaryl tellurides. One of the aromatic ring systems lies in the C—Te—C plane and the other is oriented at 76.81 (6)°, giving an almost T-shaped conformation that is compatible with the steric demand of 1-naphthyl ligands.