Telluroxide
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A telluroxide is a type of organotellurium compound with the formula R2TeO. These compounds are analogous to sulfoxides in some respects. Reflecting the decreased tendency of Te to form multiple bonds, telluroxides exist both the monomer and the polymer, which are favored in solution and the solid state, respectively.[1] They are prepared from the telluroethers by halogenation followed by base hydrolysis:
- R2Te + Br2 → R2TeBr2
- R2TeBr2 + 2 NaOH → R2TeO + 2 NaBr + H2O
References
- ↑ Jens Beckmann, Dainis Dakternieks, Andrew Duthie, François Ribot, Markus Schürmann, and Naomi A. Lewcenko "New Insights into the "Structures of Diorganotellurium Oxides. The First Polymeric Diorganotelluroxane [(p-MeOC6H4)2TeO]n" Organometallics, 2003, volume 22, 3257–3261. doi:10.1021/om021024c
