The tellurium acetylide Ph(CH2)(2)TeCCPh reacts with boranes via 1,1-carboboration to give a series of borylated vinyl telluroethers. The product Ph(CH2)(2)TeC(Ph)C(C6F5) B(C6F5)(2) reacts with phenylacetylene and iodine to give novel tellurium-boron heterocyclic compounds.