Synthesis of novel E-2-chlorovinyltellurium compounds based on the stereospecific anti-addition of tellurium tetrachloride to acetylene

Maria V Musalova; Vladimir A Potapov; Svetlana V Amosova

doi:10.3390/molecules17055770

Synthesis of novel E-2-chlorovinyltellurium compounds based on the stereospecific anti-addition of tellurium tetrachloride to acetylene

Molecules. 2012 May 15;17(5):5770-9. doi: 10.3390/molecules17055770.

Authors

Maria V Musalova¹, Vladimir A Potapov, Svetlana V Amosova

Affiliation

¹ A. E. Favorsky Irkutsk Institute of Chemistry, Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 1 Favorsky Str., Irkutsk 664033, Russia.

Abstract

The reaction of tellurium tetrachloride with acetylene proceeds in a stereospecific anti-addition manner to afford the novel products E-2-chlorovinyltellurium trichloride and E,E-bis(2-chlorovinyl)tellurium dichloride. Reaction conditions for the selective preparation of each of these products were found. The latter was obtained in 90% yield in CHCl(3) under a pressure of acetylene of 10-15 atm, whereas the former product was formed in up to 72% yield in CCl(4) under a pressure of acetylene of 1-3 atm. Synthesis of the previously unknown E,E-bis(2-chlorovinyl) telluride, E,E-bis(2-chlorovinyl) ditelluride, E-2-chlorovinyl 1,2,2-trichloroethyl telluride and E,E-bis(2-chlorovinyl)-tellurium dibromide is described.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Acetylene / chemistry*
Carbon Tetrachloride / chemistry
Chloroform / chemistry
Hydrocarbons, Chlorinated / chemical synthesis*
Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
Stereoisomerism
Tellurium / chemistry*

Substances

Hydrocarbons, Chlorinated
Chloroform
Carbon Tetrachloride
tellurium tetrachloride
Tellurium
Acetylene