Journal of Organometallic Chemistry

Tellurium in organic synthesis: X. Synthesis of 3-halogenobenzo [b] tellurophene derivatives

J Bergman, L Engman

Index: Bergman, Jan; Engman, Lars Journal of Organometallic Chemistry, 1980 , vol. 201, # 2 p. 377 - 387

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Citation Number: 17

Abstract

Abstract Several substituted 3-halogenobenzo [b] tellurophenes have been synthesized by treating phenylacetylenes with TeO 2 in acetic acid in the presence of a lithium halide. A mechanism is postulated involving an electrophilic attack by a solubilized tellurium species