2-Methyltelluro-N-phenylbenzamide

Abstract

The title tellurium compound, C14H13NOTe, is isostructural with the selenium analogue, 2-methylseleno-N-phenylbenzamide [Fong, Gable & Schiesser (1996). Acta Cryst. C52, 1886-1889], having a Te⋯O separation of 2.835 (2) Å. Steric repulsions between the ortho-H atom on the N-phenyl ring and the amide-O atom result in asymmetry in the bond angles around the junction C atom of the N-phenyl ring, while the angles around the N and amide C are influenced by the Te⋯O interaction. The amide-N atom is involved in hydrogen bonding with the O atom of an adjacent molecule, forming zigzag chains that lie along the a axis.