First Isolation and Characterization of Sodium and Potassium Tellurocarboxylates: Structural Analysis of Te-Alkyl Telluroester.

The first synthesis and characterization of sodium and potassium tellurocarboxylates were achieved by the reaction of acyl chlorides with the corresponding alkali metal tellurides. The salts are yellow to red solids or oils. The aliphatic derivatives are very sensitive toward oxygen and very thermally sensitive.