Dimethyl telluride
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| Systematic IUPAC name
Dimethyltellurium[1] (additive)
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| Other names
Dimethyltellane[1]
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| Identifiers | |
593-80-6  |
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| ChEBI | CHEBI:4613  |
| ChemSpider | 62199 |
| EC Number | 209-809-5 |
| 1480 | |
| Jmol 3D model | Interactive image |
| KEGG | C02677 |
| MeSH | dimethyltelluride |
| PubChem | 68977 |
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| Properties | |
| C2H6Te | |
| Molar mass | 157.67 g·mol−1 |
| Appearance | Pale yellow, translucent liquid |
| Odor | Garlic |
| Melting point | −10 °C (14 °F; 263 K) |
| Boiling point | 82 °C (180 °F; 355 K) |
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Related chalcogenides
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Dimethyl oxide (dimethyl ether) |
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Related compounds
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Hydrogen telluride |
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Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Dimethyl telluride is an organotelluride compound, formula (CH3)2Te, also known by the abbreviation DMTe.
This was the first material used to grow epitaxial cadmium telluride and mercury cadmium telluride using metalorganic vapour phase epitaxy.[2][3]
Dimethyl telluride as a product of microbial metabolism was first discovered in 1939.[4] Dimethyl telluride is produced by some fungi and bacteria (Penicillium brevicaule, P. chrysogenum, and P. notatum and the bacterium Pseudomonas fluorescens).[5]
The toxicity of DMTe is unclear. It is produced by the body when tellurium or one of its compounds are ingested. It is noticeable by its garlic-like smell (resembles rotting garlic in the absence of air), similar to the effect of DMSO. Tellurium is known to be toxic.[6]
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External links
- Epichem (Commercial supplier datasheet)
