Alkynes alkynylstannane addition

The Pd(0)-catalyzed addition of trimethylsilyl iodide to an alkyne, followed by capture with alkynylstannane, affords the stereo-defined enyne 186. The reaction is explained by the oxidative addition of iodosilane, the insertion of an alkyne to generate the vinylpalladium 185, and the capture of 185 with the alkynylstannane 184[102]. 

Two catalytic cycles are proposed to explain the difference in selectivity. In both cases, catalytic cycle is initiated by the oxidative addition of an alkynylstannane to nickel(O) species, leading to the formation of alkynylnickel(ll) complex 77 (Scheme 24).92 Then, an allene is inserted into the nickel(ll) complex in a manner which avoids steric repulsion with the butyl group to afford the anti-ir-a y complex 80. The carbometallation of the terminal alkyne can take place at the non-substituted allylic carbon of the corresponding syn-Ti-a y complex 78. The stereoselectivity is determined by the relative rate of the two possible insertion modes which depend on the ligand used. A bidentate... 

Carbostannation of alkyne 474 with alkynylstannane 475, catalysed by the Pd iminophosphine complex 476 gives (Z)-stannylenyne 477 as the main product. The reaction is syn addition [184]. 

The most common routes to alkenyltin compounds involve reaction between an alkenyl-metallic compound and a tin halide, or the hydrostannation of an alkyne (see Section 4.4). In recent years, the stannylmetallation of alkynes has become increasingly important. Direct hydrogenation of an alkynylstannane to a vinylstannane does not appear to be practicable, presumably because the catalyst is poisoned by the tin compound, but cis addition of dihydrogen can be achieved by hydrozirconation followed by hydrolysis,1 or in some cases, by cyclotitanation followed by hydrolysis2 (Section 8.2.2 below). 

In a similar manner to alkynes, arynes accept the addition of alkynylstannanes in the presence of a catalytic amount of a palladium-iminophosphine complex (Scheme 5.7.15). Here, a characteristic feature is the participation of a vinylstannane. The usual catalytic cycle (Scheme 5.7.16, left), starting with oxidative addition of a carbon-tin bond, is possible, but rather improbable, because there are no signs of oxidative addition of alkenylstannanes that can participate in the present carbostannylation. Consequently, the palladium(O) complex is likely to undergo oxidative cyclization with an aryne to form a palladacyclopropene (Scheme 5.7.16, right), which then reacts with an organostannane. 

Palladium-catalyzed addition of alkynylstannanes to alkynes takes place to give enyne products. For example, palladium/iminophosphine (Ll)-catalyzed reaction of... 

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