Benzenetellurol and its 14 para- and meta-substituted derivatives are investigated.
MP2 and B3LYP methods are employed.
Benchmark CCSD(T)/CBS calculations for TeH2 and CH3TeH molecules are performed.
Two lower-lying electronic states (π-state and σ-state) are discussed.
Dependence between Te–H BDE and Hammett constants is explored.