STRUCTURE OF DICHLOROBIS(P-PHENOXYPHENYL)TELLURIUM(IV)

[TeCl2(C12H9O)2], M(r) = 536.9, monoclinic, P2(1)/c, a = 8.061 (5), b = 21.694 (5), c = 12.606 (7) angstrom, beta = 101.5 (2)-degrees, V = 2160 (2) angstrom 3, Z = 4, D(x) = 1.652 cm-3, Mo K-alpha, lambda = 0.701069 angstrom, mu = 16.45 cm-1', F(000) = 1056, room temperature, R = 0.028, wR = 0.030 for 2626 observed reflections [ I greater-than-or-equal-to 2.5-sigma(I)]. The Te atom is in a pseudo trigonal-bipyramidal configuration with the lone pair in one of the equatorial positions. Distances Te-Cl = 2.506 (1), 2.510 (1) angstrom; Te-C = 2.107 (3), 2.129 (4) angstrom; Cl-Te-Cl = 177.21 (1)-degrees; Cl-Te-C = 90.7 (1), 89.2 (1), 88.6 (1), 88.7 (1)-degrees; C-Te-C = 98.7 (1)-degrees.