The title compound, (C7H70)2TeI2 (or Ci4Hi41202Te), crystallizes in space group Pi, either with Z = 8, (Ia), or Z = 4, (Ib). The six independent molecules [four in (Ia) and two in (Ib)] have very similar structures. The geometry at the Te atoms is pseudo-trigonal bipyramidal, with the I atoms in the axial positions and the anisyl groups and the lone pair of electrons in the equatorial plane. The Te--C and Te--
The structure analysis shows that the title compound, [TeBr2(CTHTO)2], is isostructural with the corresponding dichloro compound. There are two molecules in the asymmetric unit in which the Te atom has pseudotrigonal bipyramidal coordination geometry. The two independent molecules, along with their centrosymmettic equivalents, form isolated tetramers by means of Te...Br contacts ranging from 3.535 (1) to 3.741 (1)/~.
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