9126. Tellurium Tetrachloride

Nomenclature

CAS number: 10026-07-0
Telluric chloride.
Cl4Te; mol wt 269.41.
Cl 52.64%, Te 47.36%.
TeCl4.

Description and references

Prepd from the elements: Suttle, Smith, Inorg. Synth. 3, 140 (1950).

Properties

White, very hygroscopic, cryst solid. d 3.01. mp 225°. Melts to a yellow liquid, becoming dark red at higher temp. bp 380° without decompn. Dec by water into TeO2 and HCl. Sol in abs alcohol and toluene. Keep tightly closed.