Tellurol

Tellurols are analogues of alcohols and phenols where tellurium replaces oxygen.

[2] Although they are fundamental representatives of organotellurium compounds, tellurols are lightly studied because of their instability.

Tellurol derivatives include telluroesters (RC(O)TeR') and tellurocyanates (RTeCN).

Some of the most stable tellurols are the bulky silylated derivatives of tris(trimethylsilyl)methane and analogues.

[1] The absence of hydrogen-bonding explains the low boiling temperature of tellurols.