The Nature of Chalcogen-Bonding-Type Tellurium-Nitrogen Interactions: A First Experimental Structure from the Gas...

(C₆ F₅ )Te(CH₂ )₃ NMe₂ (1), a perfluorophenyltellurium derivative capable of forming intramolecular N⋅⋅⋅Te interactions, was prepared and characterized. The donor-free reference substance (C₆ F₅ )TeMe (2) and the unsupported adduct (C₆ F₅ )(Me)Te⋅NMe₂ Et (2 b) were studied in parallel. Molecular structures of 1, 2 and 2 b were determined by single-crystal X-ray diffraction and for 1 and 2 by gas-phase electron diffraction. The structure of 1 shows N⋅⋅⋅Te distances of 2.639(1) Å (solid) and 2.92(3) Å (gas). Ab initio plus NBO and QTAIM calculations show significant charge transfer effects within the N⋅⋅⋅Te interactions and indicate σ-hole interactions.