Vinylictellurides are precursors of important highly reactive vinylic organometallics (e.g. vinyl Li and Cu species). Herein we report that tri- and tetrasubstituted functionalized vinylictellurides can be prepared from enolphosphates through a vinylic substitution by lithium butyltellurolate. Starting from mixtures of Z- and E-enolphosphates, only the Z-vinylic telluride is formed.