Abstract Tellurium-metal exchange reaction of n-butyl 2-pyridinyl telluride derivatives with n- butyllithium or dilithium dimethylcyanocuprate proceeded smoothly to give the corresponding 2-pyridinylmetal derivatives, which are important intermediates for functionalization of pyridines.
[Kondo, Yoshinori; Shilai, Manabu; Uchiyama, Masanobu; Sakamoto, Takao Journal of the Chemical Society - Perkin Transactions 1, 1996 , # 15 p. 1781 - 1782]
[Kondo, Yoshinori; Shilai, Manabu; Uchiyama, Masanobu; Sakamoto, Takao Journal of the Chemical Society - Perkin Transactions 1, 1996 , # 15 p. 1781 - 1782]