ChemInform Abstract: Stability of the Tellurium-Carbon Bond in Vinylic Tellurides Toward Commonly Used Reagents in Organic Synthesis

Several chemical transformations on the side chain of functionalized vinylic tellurides were performed without affecting the tellurium−carbon bond. The stereochemistry of the double bond was maintained in some cases (protection and deprotection of alcohols); in other cases (acetal hydrolysis, oxidation, and reduction) some isomerization of the carbon−carbon double bond was observed.