Tetraethylammonium (N,N-diethyldithiocarbamato-S,S')tetraiodotellurate(IV)

The title compound, [(C 2 H 5 ) 4 N][TeI 4 L] (L is diethyldithiocarbamate, C 5 H 10 NS 2 ) or C 8 H 20 N + .C 5 H 10 I 4 NS 2 Te - , was prepared by the addition of tetraethylammonium iodide to TeLI 3 . The anionic complex is monomeric, with the geometry around the central Te atom being distorted octahedral. The four Te-I distances are 2.921 (1), 3.100(1), 2.933(1) and 2.950 (1) A.