Dimethyl telluride
Chemical compound
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Dimethyl telluride is an organotelluride compound, formula (CH3)2Te, also known by the abbreviation DMTe.
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| Preferred IUPAC name
(Methyltellanyl)methane | |
| Other names
Dimethyltellurium[1] (additive) Dimethyltellane | |
| Identifiers | |
3D model (JSmol) |
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| 1696849 | |
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| ECHA InfoCard | 100.008.919 |
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| 1480 | |
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| MeSH | dimethyltelluride |
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CompTox Dashboard (EPA) |
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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 |
Dimethyl oxide (dimethyl ether) |
Related compounds |
Hydrogen telluride |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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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] It 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 the garlic smelling breath it gives those exposed, similar to the effect of DMSO. Tellurium is known to be toxic.[6]
Further reading
- Liu, M.; Turner, R. J.; Winstone, T. L.; Saetre, A.; Dyllick-Brenzinger, M.; Jickling, G.; Tari, L. W.; Weiner, J. H.; Taylor, D. E. (2000). "Escherichia coli TehB Requires S-Adenosylmethionine as a Cofactor to Mediate Tellurite Resistance". Journal of Bacteriology. 182 (22): 6509–6513. doi:10.1128/JB.182.22.6509-6513.2000. PMC 94800. PMID 11053398.
- Scott, J. D.; Causley, G. C.; Russell, B. R. (1973). "Vacuum ultraviolet absorption spectra of dimethyl sulfide, dimethyl selenide, and dimethyl telluride". The Journal of Chemical Physics. 59 (12): 6577–6586. Bibcode:1973JChPh..59.6577S. doi:10.1063/1.1680037.
- Gharieb, M. M.; Kierans, M.; Gadd, G. M. (1999). "Transformation and tolerance of tellurite by filamentous fungi: accumulation, reduction, and volatilization". Mycological Research. 103 (3): 299–305. doi:10.1017/S0953756298007102.