Copper catalyzed cross-coupling reactions of diaryl ditellurides with potassium aryltrifluoroborate salts

Abstract

We present here results of the cross-coupling reaction of diaryl ditellurides with potassium aryltrifluoroborate salts using a catalytic amount of Cu(OAc)2 and bypiridine in DMSO/H2O under air atmosphere. This cross-coupling reaction is general and was performed with diaryl ditellurides and potassium aryltrifluoroborate salts bearing electron-withdrawing, electron-donating and neutral substituents, affording the corresponding unsymmetrical diaryl tellurides in good to excellent yields.