Bis(1-naphthyl) telluride

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-C-ary1 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)degrees, giving an almost T-shaped conformation that is compatible with the steric demand of 1-naphthyl ligands.