Telluronium Benzoate

Methyl diphenyl telluronium benzoates slowly eliminated methyl benzoates9. 

Diphenyl Methyl Telluronium Benzoate 1.0 g (2 mmol) of diphenyl methyl telluronium iodide and 0.46 g (2 mmol) of silver benzoate in 50 m/ of distilled water are stirred at 20° for 0.5 h and then heated under reflux for 4 h. Silver iodide is filtered off, the filtrate is concentrated under vacuum at 20°, and the precipitate is filtered off and dried over phosphorus pentoxide m.p. 105°. 

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