Tellurite (CED0003898)

Record Information

Version

1.0

Creation Date

2016-05-27 00:31:31 UTC

Update Date

2026-04-05 19:23:39 UTC

Accession Number

CHEM040758

Identification

Common Name

Tellurite

Class

Small Molecule

Description

Tellurite is an inorganic compound with the chemical formula O2Te and an average molecular weight of 159.60 g/mol. Tellurite belongs to the metalloid oxides, a subclass of metalloid organides within the inorganic compounds. This compound is categorized as a mixed metal/non-metal compound. It has been found in or released from two recorded sources, which include electrical and electronic equipment such as antennas and amplifiers.

Contaminant Type

Not Available

Chemical Structure

MOL SDF PDB SMILES InChI

Synonyms

Value	Source
Tellurite (teo2)	HMDB
Tellurium dioxide	HMDB
Tellurium oxide	HMDB
Tellurium oxide (teo2)	HMDB
Tellurium(IV) oxide	HMDB
TeO2	HMDB

Chemical Formula

O₂Te

Average Molecular Mass

159.600 g/mol

Monoisotopic Mass

161.896 g/mol

CAS Registry Number

14832-87-2

IUPAC Name

(oxo-λ⁴-tellanyl)one

Traditional Name

tellurium dioxide

SMILES

O=[Te]=O

InChI Identifier

InChI=1S/O2Te/c1-3-2

InChI Key

LAJZODKXOMJMPK-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Chemical Taxonomy

Description

Belongs to the class of inorganic compounds known as metalloid oxides. These are inorganic compounds containing an oxygen atom of an oxidation state of -2, in which the heaviest atom bonded to the oxygen is a metalloid.

Kingdom

Inorganic compounds

Super Class

Mixed metal/non-metal compounds

Class

Metalloid organides

Sub Class

Metalloid oxides

Direct Parent

Metalloid oxides

Alternative Parents

Substituents

Metalloid oxide
Inorganic oxide
Inorganic salt
Inorganic metalloid salt

Molecular Framework

Not Available

External Descriptors

Not Available

Biological Properties

Status

Detected and Not Quantified

Origin

Not Available

Cellular Locations

Not Available

Biofluid Locations

Not Available

Tissue Locations

Not Available

Applications

Not Available

Biological Roles

Not Available

Chemical Roles

Not Available

Organoleptic Effects

Not Available

Physical Properties

State

Not Available

Appearance

Not Available

Experimental Properties

Property	Value
Melting Point	Not Available
Boiling Point	Not Available
Solubility	Not Available

Predicted Properties

Property	Value	Source
logP	-0.7	ChemAxon
pKa (Strongest Basic)	-6	ChemAxon
Physiological Charge	0	ChemAxon
Hydrogen Acceptor Count	2	ChemAxon
Hydrogen Donor Count	0	ChemAxon
Polar Surface Area	34.14 Å²	ChemAxon
Rotatable Bond Count	0	ChemAxon
Refractivity	2.89 m³·mol⁻¹	ChemAxon
Polarizability	4.42 Å³	ChemAxon
Number of Rings	0	ChemAxon
Bioavailability	Yes	ChemAxon
Rule of Five	Yes	ChemAxon
Ghose Filter	No	ChemAxon
Veber's Rule	Yes	ChemAxon
MDDR-like Rule	No	ChemAxon

Spectra

Spectrum Type	Description	Splash Key	Deposition Date	View
Predicted GC-MS	Predicted GC-MS Spectrum	Not Available	Not Available	View Spectrum
Predicted LC-MS/MS	Predicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum	splash10-03di-0900000000-78f86d18abff86faa65e	Not Available	View Spectrum
Predicted LC-MS/MS	Predicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum	splash10-03di-0900000000-78f86d18abff86faa65e	Not Available	View Spectrum
Predicted LC-MS/MS	Predicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum	splash10-03di-0900000000-78f86d18abff86faa65e	Not Available	View Spectrum

Toxicity Profile

Mechanism of Toxicity

Not Available

Carcinogenicity (IARC Classification)

Not Available

Minimum Risk Level

Not Available

Symptoms

Not Available

Treatment

Not Available

Toxicity Values

Not Available

Health Effects

Health Effect	Relationship	Direction	Reference

Exposure Sources

Source ID	Source	Sector	Reference
505	Amplifiers	Electrical & Electronic Equipment	Not Available
506	Antennas	Electrical & Electronic Equipment	Not Available

Pathways

0 pathways

No pathways found

No metabolic pathways have been associated with this synthetic chemical

Targets

Structure	Protein	UniProt ID	Organism	Relationship	Details
Click to view 3D structure	Carbonic anhydrase 9	Q16790	Humans	Predicted (SEA)	7784.53
Click to view 3D structure	Alpha carbonic anhydrase	B5SU02	Stylophora pistillata	Predicted (SEA)	7720.23
Click to view 3D structure	Carbonic anhydrase 1	P00915	Humans	Predicted (SEA)	7784.77
Click to view 3D structure	Carbonic anhydrase 2	P00918	Humans	Predicted (SEA)	7784.77
Click to view 3D structure	Carbonic anhydrase 7	P43166	Humans	Predicted (SEA)	7784.38
Click to view 3D structure	Carbonic anhydrase 6	P23280	Humans	Predicted (SEA)	7784.3
Click to view 3D structure	Carbonic anhydrase 4	P22748	Humans	Predicted (SEA)	7784.53
Click to view 3D structure	Cholinesterase	P06276	Humans	Predicted (SEA)	7784.14
Click to view 3D structure	Carbonic anhydrase	C0IX24	Stylophora pistillata	Predicted (SEA)	7777.14
Click to view 3D structure	Acetylcholinesterase	P22303	Humans	Predicted (SEA)	7784.53
Click to view 3D structure	Carbonic anhydrase	P40881	Methanosarcina thermophila	Predicted (SEA)	7725.13
Click to view 3D structure	Cocaine esterase	O00748	Humans	Predicted (SEA)	7782.9
Click to view 3D structure	Liver carboxylesterase 1	P23141	Humans	Predicted (SEA)	7782.82
Click to view 3D structure	Type IV secretion-like conjugative transfer relaxase protein TraI	B1LRJ1	Escherichia coli (strain SMS-3-5 / SECEC)	Predicted (SEA)	344.094
Click to view 3D structure	Fumarate hydratase, mitochondrial	P10173	Sus scrofa	Predicted (SEA)	1983.6
Click to view 3D structure	Liver carboxylesterase 1	P12337	Oryctolagus cuniculus	Predicted (SEA)	7304.2
Click to view 3D structure	Amine oxidase [flavin-containing] A	P21397	Humans	Predicted (SEA)	7784.61
Click to view 3D structure	Muscarinic acetylcholine receptor M1	P11229	Humans	Predicted (SEA)	7784.61
Click to view 3D structure	Astrosclerin-3	A6YCJ1	Astrosclera willeyana	Predicted (SEA)	7783.05
Click to view 3D structure	Muscarinic acetylcholine receptor M2	P08172	Humans	Predicted (SEA)	7784.61
Click to view 3D structure	Muscarinic acetylcholine receptor M3	P20309	Humans	Predicted (SEA)	7784.61
Click to view 3D structure	Beta-lactamase VIM-1	Q9XAY4	Pseudomonas aeruginosa	Predicted (SEA)	3119.57
Click to view 3D structure	Aldehyde dehydrogenase 1A1	P51647	Rattus norvegicus	Predicted (SEA)	5581.09
Click to view 3D structure	Carbonic anhydrase 12	O43570	Humans	Predicted (SEA)	7784.69
Click to view 3D structure	Carbonic anhydrase	P53615	Saccharomyces cerevisiae S288c	Predicted (SEA)	7783.37