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lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
9
pubmed:dateCreated
2007-4-16
pubmed:abstractText
Tellurium tetrachloride adds to alkynes via two pathways: a concerted syn-addition that yields Z-tri- and -tetrasubstituted alkenes or an anti-addition that yields E-alkenes. The mechanistic aspects of these divergent pathways for TeCl4 addition to alkynes have been investigated by on-line electrospray ionization (tandem) mass spectrometry (ESI-MS(/MS)). Via ESI-MS(/MS), we have been able to intercept and characterize the active electrophile TeCl3+ in tetrahydrofuran (THF) solutions of TeCl4, as well as its THF complex and several TeClx(OH)y+ derivatives. For the first time, also, key Te(IV) cationic intermediates of the electrophilic addition of TeCl4 to alkynes were captured for gas-phase MS investigation. The detailed structural data of cyclic tellurane intermediates intercepted herein seems to provide insights into the coordinative behavior of the Te(IV) atom and its mode of action towards biological targets.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:status
PubMed-not-MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0951-4198
pubmed:author
pubmed:copyrightInfo
Copyright 2007 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
21
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1479-84
pubmed:year
2007
pubmed:articleTitle
Electrospray ionization mass spectrometric characterization of key Te(IV) cationic intermediates for the addition of TeCl4 to alkynes.
pubmed:affiliation
Laboratory of Asymmetric Synthesis, Instituto de Química de Recursos Naturales, Universidad de Talca, P.O. Box 747, Talca, Chile. lssantos@utalca.cl
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article