Wiley-VCH Verlag, ChemInform, 21(34), 2003
Elsevier, Tetrahedron Letters, 9(44), p. 1779-1781
DOI: 10.1016/s0040-4039(03)00098-4
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The Sonogashira cross-coupling reaction of vinylic and heteroaromatic tellurium dichlorides has been explored, yielding the corresponding enynes and 2-alkynyl substituted heteroaromatic compounds. The reaction was carried out with PdCl2/CuI as catalysts and triethylamine as base, using methanol as solvent. The reaction proceeded under mild conditions and the cross-coupled products were obtained in good yields and in a stereoconservative manner.