Synthetic Applications of Tellurium Reagents

Abstract

Applications of tellurium reagents in organic synthesis and transformations of organotellurium compounds exhibiting potential synthetic utility are reviewed. 1. Indroduction 2. Modifications of Organic Substrates Promoted by Tellurium Reagents (Including Catalysis by Elemental Tellurium) 3. Conversion of Organotellurium Compounds into Tellurium-Free Organic Compounds 4. Reactions of Organotellurium Compounds with Organic Substrates Furnishing Tellurium-Free Organic Compounds with Longer Carbon Chains 5. Preparation of the More Important Organic Tellurium Reagents