Steven L. Bender

Synthesis of 1,3-ditellurole and ditellurolylium cations

Abstract 1,3-Ditellurole was synthesized and shown to oxidize to the 1,3-ditellurolylium ion, which rearranges to a 1,2-ditellurolylium ion.

Synthesis of - and -2,4-dibenzylidine-1,3-ditelluretan from sodium phenyl acetylide and tellurium metal; a reinvestigation and structure proof

Abstract Reaction of sodium phenyl acetylide with tellurium metal and subsequent protonation yields the title compounds, rather than a 1,3-ditellurole as recently reported.

Synthesis of 1-acyloxyindolizines. Correction of a structure misassignment

Abstract The assignment by Lown of a 3-acyloxyindolizine structure to the product of the reaction of diphenylcyclopropenone and pyridine is shown to be in error. Both 1- and 3-acyloxyindolizines were prepared and their structures established by X-ray analysis.