Iron-Catalyzed trans-Hydrostannation of Terminal Alkynes.

ABSTRACT: The readily accessible iron complex [Cp*FeCl(tmeda)] is an effective catalyst for the highly regio- and stereoselective trans-hydrostannylation of terminal alkyl alkynes, affording a type of alkenylstannanes that is difficult to make otherwise. The R₃Sn- moiety is faithfully delivered to the terminal C-atom, unless a propargylic or homo-propargylic ─OH or ─NH₂ group is present in the substrate, which (partly or fully) inverts the regiochemical course; this steering effect, however, can be switched off upon protection of the protic site. The trans-addition likely starts by insertion of the [Cp*FeCl] fragment into the R₃Sn─H bond, followed by a migratory insertion of the ligated alkyne into the Fe─Sn unit of the Fe(IV) species thus formed. This "modified Chal

SUBMITTER: Chakrabortty S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12501755 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature