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subsequent reflux which furnished (Z)-1-phenylthio-2-butyltell-
uro-1-hexene 3b in 76% yield (entry 2, Table 1). The regio- and ste-
reochemistry of the mixed (Z)-1,2-bis(organylchalcogene)-1-
alkenes 3a–m were determined by NMR experiments. The vinylic
hydrogen multiplicity of the alkylsubstituted olefins 3b and 3i ob-
served in the 1H NMR (400 MHz) spectra was detected as a singlet
in 6.65 ppm and 6.61 ppm, respectively. The gNOESY experiments
of 3b and 3i in the 1H NMR showed an enhancement of the allylic
hydrogens’ signals when the vinylic hydrogens were irradiated. No
correlations were observed involving the vinylic hydrogens and
the hydrogens from the butyltelluro group for 3b and CH (aromatic)
attached to the selenium atom for 3i. Therefore, the NOE experi-
ments confirmed that the organylchalcogenes groups are situated
between them in a cis relationship. Considering the Z-configuration
of the 1,2-bis(organylchalcogene)-1-alkenes 3a–m, we believe that
the mechanism involved in the hydrochalcogenation of thioacetyl-
enes is similar to that observed for the hydrochalcogenation of acti-
vated acetylenes.4b,6c,20 The addition of the RTeÀ or RSeÀ anions at
the thioacetylene triple bond occurs in synchrony with the genera-
tion of the incipient carbanion intermediate onto C-sp2 attached to
phenylthio group 2, which promptly abstracts the hydrogen of the
water in an anti fashion mechanism (Table 1).
Acknowledgments
The authors thank the CNPq, CAPES, and Fundação Araucária for
financial support, Dr. Janet W. Reid (JWR Associates) for assistance
in revising the manuscript, and Professor Andersson Barisson UFPR
(Federal University of Paraná) for NMR facilities.
Supplementary data
Supplementary data (the detailed experimental procedure, char-
acterization data for all new compounds and respective copies of 1H
NMR, 13C NMR, and mass spectra) associated with this article can
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