2C-Te

2C-Te, also known as 2,5-dimethoxy-4-methyltellurophenethylamine, is a chemical compound of the phenethylamine and 2C families.^[1] It is the analogue of the psychedelic drug 2C-Se in which the selenium (Se) atom has been replaced with a tellurium (Te) atom.^[1] These elements are chalcogens, with tellurium following vertically after oxygen (O), sulfur (S), and selenium on the periodic table.^[1][2] Other related compounds in the 2C-Se and 2C-Te series include 2C-O and 2C-T.^[1]

2C-Te

Clinical data
Other names	2C-TE; 2,5-Dimethoxy-4-methyltellurophenethylamine; 4-Methyltelluro-2,5-dimethoxyphenethylamine
Identifiers
IUPAC name 2-[2,5-Dimethoxy-4-(methyltellanyl)phenyl]ethan-1-amine
Chemical and physical data
Formula	C11H17NO2Te
Molar mass	322.86 g·mol−1
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image
SMILES NCCc1cc(OC)c(cc1OC)[Te]C
InChI InChI=1S/C11H17NO2Te/c1-13-9-7-11(15-3)10(14-2)6-8(9)4-5-12/h6-7H,4-5,12H2,1-3H3 Key:OLHAAXPQNWOKOE-UHFFFAOYSA-N

In his 1991 book PiHKAL (Phenethylamines I Have Known and Loved), Alexander Shulgin synthesized and described the effects of 2C-Se.^[1] He also mentioned 2C-Te in the 2C-Se entry, and said that it would be a readily makeable compound, but did not synthesize it.^[1] In 2024, 2C-Se-TFM was synthesized and described by Josh Hartsel and colleagues.^[3][2] An unusual property of selenium and tellurium and compounds containing them is that they are often extremely foul-smelling as well as toxic.^[1][2]

In 2025, journalist and researcher Hamilton Morris disclosed that he was working on synthesis of 2C-Te and/or 2C-Te-TFM in hopes of creating the world's first tellurium-containing psychedelic.^[2][4] He also mentioned that he would be releasing a documentary on this effort.^[2][4] Morris has described this synthesis work as extremely challenging and difficult, due to the synthetic complexity and because of compounds involved in the synthesis being unstable and very foul-smelling.^[2][4]

See also

• 2C (psychedelics)
• Tellurium compounds
• 2C-T-TFM
• FP-LAD