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Tellurium compounds: tritellurium dichloride

The tellurium in tritellurium dichloride formally is in the oxidation state 0, 0, 2.

Tritellurium dichloride

Formula as often written: Te₃Cl₂
Hill system formula: Cl₂Te₃
CAS registry number: [12526-08-8]
Formula weight: 453.705
Class: chloride

Synonyms

tritellurium dichloride
tellurium chloride
tellurium (0,0,II) chloride

Physical properties

Colour: silver grey
Appearance: solid
Melting point: 238°C
Boiling point:
Density:

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Element analysis

Element percentages for the elements in tritellurium dichloride
Element	%
Cl	15.63
Te	84.37

Synthesis

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Solid state structure

Geometry of tellurium:
Prototypical structure:

Crystal structure of tritellurium dichloride

Isotope pattern

What follows is the calculated isotope pattern for the Te₃Cl₂ unit with the most intense ion set to 100%.

Formula: Te₃Cl₂

mass  %
436   0.0 
437   0.0 
438   0.0 
439   0.1 
440   0.3 
441   0.4 
442   1.3 _
443   1.6 _
444   3.9 __
445   4.4 __
446  10.5 _____
447  10.1 _____
448  23.4 ____________
449  18.7 _________
450  43.1 ______________________
451  28.3 ______________
452  67.7 __________________________________
453  30.4 _______________
454  91.5 ______________________________________________
455  21.2 ___________
456 100.0 __________________________________________________
457   7.1 ____
458  80.4 ________________________________________
459   0.9 
460  43.3 ______________________
461   0.0 
462  12.4 ______
463   0.0 
464   1.4 _

References

The data on these compounds pages are assembled and adapted from the primary literature and several other sources including the following.

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A.F. Wells in Structural inorganic chemistry, 4th edition, Oxford, UK, 1975.
J.D.H. Donnay, (ed.) in Crystal data determinative tables, ACA monograph number 5, American Crystallographic Association, USA, 1963.
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