Tellurocarbohydrates

Abstract

The 1-Te-(2,3,4,6-tetra-O-acetyl-β-D-glucosyl) phosphorotelluroate (3) obtained by reaction of α-acetobromoglucose (1) with the triethylamnonium phosphorotelluroate (2) gives on treatment with methanol bis(β-D-glucosyl) ditelluride (6) which on reduction with NaBH₄ is converted into sodium 1-telluro-β-D-glucoside (7), which was not isolated but in the presence of n-propyl bromide was alkylated in situ to give n-propyl 1-telluro-β-D-glucoside (8); compounds (3), (6), and (8) are the first representatives of their class.