Synthesis and characterization of N,N-methylphenylthiocarbamoylimino-arylselenides and -tellurides

N-[N′,N′-Methylphenylamino(thiocarbonyl)]benzimidoyl chloride (1) reacts with in situ-prepared arylselenolates or aryltellurolates under formation of the first representatives of the corresponding iminoselenides or -tellurides. The products are air-stable solids, which have been studied spectroscopically and by single-crystal X-ray diffraction.