ABSTRACT
Cd(TePhMe)2 or C14H14Te2Cd, bis(methylbenzenetellurato)cadmium. To obtain this compound, a slight excess of (4-methylphenyl)(trimethylsilyl)tellurium was added to CdCl2 suspended in tetrahydrofuran, and the mixture was stirred at room temperature during 14 h (Steigerwald and Sprinkle 1987). The yellow solid was isolated, washed with pentane, and extracted with toluene/PMe3. Evaporation gave C14H14Te2Cd as a bright yellow solid. Pyrolysis of this compound in the solid state (200°C, 16 h) gives CdTe.
