Tris(dimethylphenylsilyl)methanetellurenyl iodide

The crystal structure of TpsiTeI [Tpsi = tris­(dimethyl­phenyl­silyl)meth­yl], C25H33ISi3Te, exhibits discrete mol­ecules without Te⋯I, Te⋯Te or I⋯I inter­molecular contacts. TpsiTeI was prepared by cleavage of its parent ditellane with iodine, and represents a kinetically stabilized alkanetellurenyl iodide with a very bulky substituent. The mol­ecule possesses an angular C—Te—I arrangement [110.53 (7)°] with a Te—I single bond [2.7178 (7) Å].