Patent ID: 7652065

Claim:
A tellurium-containing compound having the general formula I: wherein: each of m and n is independently an integer from 0 to 3; and each of R 1 -R 8 is independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, hydroxyalkyl, hydroxy, thiohydroxy, alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, alkoxy, thioalkoxy, halogen, haloalkyl, carboxy, C(O)R′, wherein R′ is selected from the from group consisting of hydrogen, alkyl, alkenyl, cycloalkyl, aryl, heteroaryl, or a heteroalicyclic group, alkylcarbonylalkyl, carboxyalkyl, amido, cyano, N-monoalkylamidoalkyl, N,N-dialkylamidoalkyl, cyanoalkyl, alkoxyalkyl, carbamyl, cycloalkyl, heteroalicyclic, sulfonyl, sulfinyl, sulfate, amine, aryl, heteroaryl, phosphate, phosphonate and sulfoneamido.