ChemInform Abstract: Novel Cross‐Coupling Reactions Between Organotellurides and Grignard Reagents Employing a MnCl2/CuI Catalytic System.

Abstract We present a general protocol for the cross-coupling reaction of Grignard reagents and organic tellurides. Aryl Grignard reagents react stereospecifically with vinyl tellurides in the presence of a catalytic amount of manganese (II) chloride and copper (I) iodide to produce good yields of the corresponding cross-coupling products.