A NovelO-Alkyl Cleavage of Carboxylic Esters Effected by Tellurium Reagents
- 1 January 1987
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Georg Thieme Verlag KG in Synthesis
- Vol. 1987 (06) , 586-587
- https://doi.org/10.1055/s-1987-28017
Abstract
A new method for producing sodium telluride, sodium hydrogen telluride, and sodium ditelluride from tellurium and sodium borohydride in dimethylformamide is devised. These sodium telluride reagents dealkylate methyl, benzyl, and ethyl carboxylates selectively.Keywords
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