Synthesis, characterization, and solution properties of some new organotellurium compounds based on di(cyclohexylmethyl)telluride

✍ Scribed by Ali Z. Al-Rubaie; Ala'a K. Al-Derawi

• Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
• Year: 2007
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 150 KB
• Volume: 18
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 1042-7163
• DOI: 10.1002/hc.20240

✦ Synopsis

Abstract

A new series of organotellurium(IV) compounds based on di(cyclohexylmethyl)telluride (1) (i.e., (C~6~H~11~CH~2~)~2~TeX~2~ and (C~6~H~11~CH~2~)~2~Te(R)X) was prepared by the reaction of compound 1 with halogens, N‐bromosuccinimide, and alkyl halides. Phenylation of (C~6~H~11~CH~2~)~2~TeX~2~ with sodium tetraphenylborate gave di(cyclohexylmethyl)phenyltelluronium tetraphenylborate in good yield. Conductivity measurements in dimethylsulfoxide (DMSO) showed a considerable ionic character of these compounds and they behave as 1:1 electrolytes. ^1^H NMR studies in CDCl~3~ solution indicated that telluronium salts employed in this study are unstable toward reductive elimination. Reaction of di(cyclohexylmethyl)telluride, (C~6~H~11~CH~2~)~2~Te(CH~3~)I, and (C~6~H~11~CH~2~)~2~Te(PhCH~2~)Br with HgX~2~ (X = Cl or Br) afforded 1:1 complexes. All compounds were characterized by elemental analyses and spectroscopic data. © 2007 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Heteroatom Chem 18:93–99, 2007; Published online in Wiley InterScience (www.interscience.wiley.com). DOI 10.1002/hc.20240