REACTIONS OF TELLURIUM(IV) COMPOUNDS WITH TRIMETHYL(DIALKYLAMINO)SILANES

Article abstract of DOI:10.1016/S0022-328X(00)85758-7

RTeCl3 (R=C6H5, p-CH3OC6H4 or p-C6H5OC6H4) reacts with Me3SiNR'2 (R'2=Et2, C4H8) under dry nitrogen atmosphere to give R(R'2N)TeCl2 and Me3SiCl.The products readily decompose to give (R'2NH2)⁺(RTeCl4)^-.The products have been characterized by 1H NMR, IR and mass spectra.R2TeCl2 does not react with Me3SiNR'2 even on refluxing for 6 h.Et2NLi, however, reduces R2TeCl2 to R2Te.