A NEW AND EFFICIENT REACTION FOR THE SYNTHESIS OF THE CARBON-CARBON BOND

Article abstract of DOI:10.1016/0040-4039(88)85285-7

Palladium (O) converts tellurides of type R¹-Te-R² into coupled product R¹-R² and metallic tellurium (as a mirror) in high yield under mild conditions.There is a little or no sign of β-elimination and no evidence for cross coupling.