Single electron transfer-induced coupling of alkynylzinc reagents with aryl and alkenyl iodides??

Chemical Communications Pub Date: 2016-11-10 DOI: 10.1039/C6CC08038C

Abstract

Alkynylzinc reagents were found to undergo coupling with aryl and alkenyl iodides to give arylalkynes and alkenylalkynes without the aid of transition metals. The coupling reaction proceeds through a single electron transfer mechanism, where a substoichiometric amount of a phosphine works as an indispensable activator.

Graphical abstract: Single electron transfer-induced coupling of alkynylzinc reagents with aryl and alkenyl iodides
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