Depolymerization of Aryltellurinic Anhydrides with Sodium Hydroxide. Synthesis and Structure of the Hydrated Sodium Aryltellurinates [Na(H2O)4](RTeO2) (R=4-MeOC6H4, 8-Me2NC10H6)

Depolymerization of the aryltellurinic anhydrides [(RTe)(2)O-3](n) (9, R = 4-MeOC6H4; 6, R = 8-Me2NC10H6) with aqueous NaOH afforded the hydrated sodium aryltellurinates [Na(H2O)(4)](4-MeOC6H4TeO2) (10) and [Na(H2O)4](8-Me2NC10H6TeO2)center dot H2O (11 center dot H2O) as highly crystalline materials.