Tellurium trifluoromethyl derivatives

The diorgano tellurium dicarboxylates are white, crystalline materials that are soluble in organic solvents and stable towards atmospheric agents. Diaryl tellurium diacetates can be boiled in water without decomposition. However, bis[trifluoromethyl] tellurium bis trifluoroacetate] was reported to be moisture-sensitive. Aqueous sodium hydroxide converts diaryl tellurium dicarboxylates to diaryl tellurium oxides or dihydroxides . Thermal gravimetric analysis of diaryl tellurium dicarboxylates indicated that these compounds lose carbon dioxide at 240-260° and form the tetraaryl tellurium derivatives. The tetraorgano tellurium compounds decompose slowly to the diaryl tellurium compounds and hydrocarbons. ... 

Among a series of trifluoromethyl dibenzoheterocyclic onium salts derived from chalcogens, a small number of tellurium compounds have been prepared. As electrophilic trifluoromethylating agents, the tellurium compounds appeared as the least reactive. With a very reactive carbanion, the unsubstituted dibenzotellurophenium salt (81) gave only 9% of the trifluoromethylated product. With the p-diketone enolate, (81) did not react. However, the 3,7-dinitrotellurophenium salt (82) showed a relative activity similar to that of the unsubstituted selenium compound (47). 1... 

Sulfur, Selenium and Tellurium Derivatives. TMSCF3 reacts with elemental sulfur, selenium or tellurium in the presence of a fluoride anion, leading to trifluoromethylthiolates, seleniates or tellurates, respectively.Aryltrifluoromethyl-sulfides, sulfoxides and sulfones were obtained from the corresponding arylsulfenyl, sulfinyl and sulfonyl halides, respectively, by treatment with TMSCF3 and TASF. The reaction of disulfides and diselenides with TMSCF3 and TBAF gave trifluoromethyl thioethers and selenoethers, respectively (eq 26). The same procedure can also be carried out from thiocyanates and selenocyanates. 

Contents Trifluoromethyl Aromatic Compounds (R. Filler) Aliphatic Fluoro-amino Acids (F. Loncrini and R. Filler) Fluoro-alcohols (S. K. De and S. R. Palit) Polyfluoroaromatic Derivatives of Metals and Metalloids (S. C. Cohen and A. G. Massey) The Chemistry of Organic Nitrogen Fluorides (J. P. Freeman) Fluorine Compounds of lenium and Tellurium (B. Cohen and R. D. Peacock) Madelung Constants as a New Guide in the Structural Chemistry of Solids (R. Hoppe). 

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