(μ-Diazenediyldiphenyl-κ2C2, N2: κ2C2′, N1) bis [(3, 5-dimethylphenyl) tellurium (II)].

Abstract

The title compound, C28H26N2Te2, prepared by reduction of (3,5-dimethylphenyl)(2-nitrophenyl)tellurium(II), is the first structurally characterized example of an azo group bridging two TeII centers. The compound is centrosymmetric and the Te—N distance [2.6916 (19) A ° ] is longer than in non-bridging azo compounds