Nickel(0) complex-catalysed detelluration of diorganyl tellurides and ditellurides with phosphines

Abstract

Nickel(0) complexes efficiently catalyse detelluration of diaryl tellurides and diaryl ditellurides in the presence of phosphines to afford biaryls in high yields.

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