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Organotellurium Chemistry. 9. Structural Parameters in the Telluroxide-Catalyzed Aldol Condensation
Akiba, Mitsuo,Lakshmikantham, M. V.,Jen, Kwan-Yue,Cava, Michael P.
, p. 4819 - 4821 (2007/10/02)
A number of aromatic telluroxides have been prepared and their reactivity as aldol catalysts has been determined.High catalytic activity is associated with electron-donating substituents on the aromatic ring which can increase the basicity of the telluroxide function by a resonance effect.
