Telluroketone

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A telluroketone is an analog of a ketone in which the oxygen atom has been replaced by a tellurium atom.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.{{Cite journal| pages = 625–630| issue = 9| year = 2000| pmid = 10995200 | doi = 10.1021/ar980073b| volume = 33| journal = Accounts of Chemical Research| last1 = Okazaki | first1 = R.| last2 = Tokitoh | first2 = N.| title = Heavy ketones, the heavier element congeners of a ketone}}