Alkenes vicinal difunctionalization

A similar but conceptually distinct approach to difunctionalization of terminal alkynes consists of sequential carboboration-palladium-catalyzed cross-coupling 137 equation (33) illustrates that this method also provides alkenes of high stereochemical purity by net syn Markovnikov addition. Benzyne-contain-ing molecules can act as highly activated substrates for vicinal difunctionalizations initiated by nucleophiles 138-140 thus, nucleophilic addition-electrophilic trapping can serve as an alternative to sequential directed metallation for the production of 1,2-disubstituted and 1,2,3-trisubstituted aromatic systems (equation 34).141... 

Vicinal Difunctionalization of Alkenes and Acetylenes via Intermolecular Carbometallation 225... 

Fig. 19 Iron(II)-catalyzed intramolecular vicinal difunctionalization of alkenes or alkynes...

Alkynes can be transformed into alkenylstannanes by reaction with stannyl-cuprates. It is possible to trap the 1,2-dimetallic alkene species with various electrophiles. The analogous vicinal difunctionalization of alkynyl selenides " has also been reported. A route to trisubstituted alkenes from phenylthioacetylene"" starts with cuprate addition, but a 1,2-metal rearrangment is involved. Enamines are obtained from N-ethynyldiphenylamine. The alkenylcopper intermediate is also reactive toward many electrophiles. Silylcupration of functionalized alkynes may lead to cyclic products by virtue of intramolecular alkylation. ... 

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