Alkynes as Stille reaction pseudohalides: Gold-and palladium-cocatalyzed synthesis of tri- and tetra-substituted olefins

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Yili Shi, yshi@uci.edu, Sonja M. Peterson, Walter W. Haberaecker III, and Suzanne A. Blum. Department of Chemistry, University of California, Irvine, 1102 Natural Sciences 2, Irvine, CA 92697-2025
A Stille-type reaction that employs alkynes as pseudohalides provides access to the catalytic chemistry of palladium-carbon σ-bonds starting from π-systems. The synthesis of a variety of tri- and tetra-substituted olefins by addition of sp2- and sp-hybridized stannanes across mono- and diester alkynes was accomplished with absolute regioselectivity and high stereoselectivity. The reaction is proposed to proceed via a bimetallic mechanism where the Lewis-acidic Au(I) activates the alkyne toward oxidative addition across Pd(0).