a Instituto de Química, Universidade de São Paulo, Av. Prof. Lineu Prestes, 748, 05508-900 São Paulo, SP, Brazil b Centro de Ciências Naturais e Humanas, Universidade Federal do ABC, Santo André, SP, Brazil
Abstract:
The mechanism of the addition reaction of TeCl4 to alkynes was indirectly established by the detection of TeCl3 centered radicals using EPR spin trapping, ESI-MS and ESI-MS/MS characterization.