2-SUBSTITUED-4-HYDROXYMETHYLTELLUROPHENES FROM ACETYLENIC EPICHLORHYDRINS AND SODIUM TELLURIDE

Article abstract of DOI:10.1016/S0040-4039(00)80642-5

2-Substitued-4-hydroxymethyltellurophenes and acetylenic allyl alcohols (enynols) are products from the action of sodium telluride on acetylenic epichlorohydrins.Variation in the degree of reduction of tellurium to telluride ion has a dramatic effect on the ratio of tellurophene to allyl alcohol, either of which may be obtained as the major product.