Telluroketone

Class of chemical compounds

A telluroketone is an analog of a ketone in which the oxygen atom has been replaced by a tellurium atom. This change makes the functional group less stable, requiring greater steric and electronic stabilization.^[1]

References

^ Okazaki, R.; Tokitoh, N. (2000). "Heavy ketones, the heavier element congeners of a ketone". Accounts of Chemical Research. 33 (9): 625–630. doi:10.1021/ar980073b. PMID 10995200.

Functional groups

Hydrocarbons
(only C and H)

Alkyl
- Methyl
- Ethyl
- Propyl
- Cyclopropyl
- Butyl
- Pentyl
Methylene
- Bridge
- Methine
Alkene
- Vinyl
- Allyl
- 1-Propenyl
- Crotyl
- Allene
- Cumulene
Phenyl
Benzyl
Alkyne
Carbene

Only carbon,
hydrogen,
and oxygen
(only C, H and O)

R-O-R	Acetal Alkoxy Methoxy Ether Enol ether Epoxide Peroxy Hydroperoxy Dioxiranes Ethylenedioxy Alcohol Methylenedioxy
carbonyl	Acyl Acetyl Acryloyl Benzoyl Aldehyde Ketene Ketone Ynone
carboxy	Carboxyl Acetoxy Anhydride Ester Orthoester

Only one
element,
not being
carbon,
hydrogen,
or oxygen
(one element,
not C, H or O)

Nitrogen	Amine Enamine Ammonium Hydrazo Nitrene Imine Oxime Hydrazone Azo Amide Imidate Amidine Carbamate Imide Nitrile Isonitrile Cyanate Isocyanate Nitrate Nitrite Nitro Nitroso NONOate
Phosphorus	Phosphate Phosphodiester Phosphonate Phosphite Phosphonous Phosphinate Phosphine oxide Phosphine Phosphonium Phosphaalkene Phosphaalkyne Phosphaallene
Sulfur	Thiol Sulfide Sulfonium Persulfide Disulfide Sulfenic acid Thiosulfinate Sulfoxide Thiosulfonate Sulfinic acid Sulfone Sulfonic acid Thioketone Thial Thioester Thionoester Thioxanthate Xanthate
Boron	Boronic acid
Selenium	Selenol Selenonic acid Seleninic acid Selenenic acid Selone
Tellurium	Tellurol Telluroketone
Halo	Haloalkane Fluoroethyl Trifluoromethyl Trichloromethyl Trifluoromethoxy Hypervalent iodine Vinyl halide Iodide Acyl halide Chloride Perchlorate