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methanetellurol
Sign in to saveMethanetellurol is the organotellurium compound with the formula . It is the simplest organotellurium compound that has been purified in bulk. It is classified as a tellurol. A colorless gas, it decomposes to Te and methane near room temperature. It is prepared by reduction of dimethyl ditelluride using Na/Ammonia| followed by protonation of the (sodium methanetellurolate) with sulfuric acid. Few publications describe this compound as a consequence of its instability and paucity of applications.
Chemical data
- Formula
- CH4Te
- Molecular weight
- 143.6 g/mol
- IUPAC name
- methanetellurol
- SMILES
- C[TeH]
- InChIKey
- JNLXBRURJAYDTD-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- Polar surface area
- 0 Ų
- H-bond donors
- 0
- H-bond acceptors
- 0
- Formal charge
- 0
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Wikidata facts
- Subclass of
- chemical compound
- Has part
- hydrogen
- Mass
- 145.937524528
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- chemical formula
- CH₄Te
- canonical SMILES
- C[TeH]
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Methanetellurol is the organotellurium compound with the formula . It is the simplest organotellurium compound that has been purified in bulk. It is classified as a tellurol. A colorless gas, it decomposes to Te and methane near room temperature. It is prepared by reduction of dimethyl ditelluride using Na/Ammonia| followed by protonation of the (sodium methanetellurolate) with sulfuric acid. Few publications describe this compound as a consequence of its instability and paucity of applications.
According to IR spectroscopy, νTe-H = 1995 cm−1. For the lighter homologues, νE-H = 2342 (E = Se), 2606 (E = S), and 3710 cm−1 (E = O) for methaneselenol, methanethiol, and methanol.
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