The effect of tellurium (Te) position on myocardial specificity and retention of fatty acids in which radioiodide is stabilized as a trans-(E)-vinyl iodide has been evaluated in rats. Five analogues of 18-iodo-17-octadecenoic acid (ICH= CH-R-TeR'-COOH) with Te at positions 5, 7, 9, 11, and 13 were prepared by coupling of a trans-diiodoalkene (ICH= CH-RI) with the requisite sodium [(alkoxycarbonyl) alkyl] telluride substrate (NaTe-R'-COOR”; R”= Me or Et ...
[Guo, Bo Zhang; Tripathi, Sadhana; Taylor, D. Martin; Stirling, Charles J. M. Journal of the Chemical Society, Chemical Communications, 1991 , # 7 p. 479 - 481]