Tellurium extrusion: a novel method for carbon–carbon bond formation

Abstract
Pyrolysis of 9-tellurabicyclo[3,3,1]nona-2,6-diene (II) in [2H8]toluene at 175° leads to loss of elemental tellurium and quantitative formation of bicyclo-[5,1,0]octa-2,5-diene (III) which was also formed independently by the action of Te2– anion on the dibromide (I) during the preparation of (II).

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