carbonyl group, cyano group) in an alkyl halide facilitates its cross-coupling reaction with various diorganozincs in the presence of Ni(acac)(2) (7.5-10 mol % in THF/NMP mixtures). These results were used to develop a new general cross-coupling reaction between functionalized diorganozincs and alkyliodides using m- or p-trifluoromethylstyrene as a reaction promotor and Ni(acac)(2) as a catalyst (7.5-10