title: Bis(tetra-phenyl-phospho-nium) di-μ-iodido-bis[di-iodido-tellurate(II)].
abstract: The structure of the title compound, (C(24)H(20)P)(2)[Te(2)I(6)], is composed of discrete PPh(4) (+) cations and centrosymmetric [Te(2)I(6)](2-) anions. The tellurium(II) atom shows a sligthly distorted square-planar TeI(4) geometry and is coordinated to two bridging and two terminal iodine atoms. The planar [Te(2)I(6)](2-) ions are isolated by the cations and no inter-molecular tellurium-halogen or halogen-halogen inter-actions are present.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, P.O. Box 3000, FI-90014 University of Oulu, Finland.
authors.forename: Sari M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Närhi
authors.forename: Raija
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Oilunkaniemi
authors.forename: Risto S
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Laitinen