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complexes to form which, thereafter, are unable to readily
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engage in nucleophilic addition. By way of contrast, when much
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probably form less tightly associated dimeric alkynylzinc alkoxide
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complexes that have a much greater tendency to dissociate into
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aminoalcohol-accelerated dialkylzinc addition to aldehydes,
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nicely explain why much faster rates of alkyne hydroxymethy-
lation are observed with the privileged Zn(OTf) /NME/Et N
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Thus, to conclude, a nonpyrophoric way of hydroxymethylat-
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compatible with many commonly used alcohol and amine
protecting groups. Given the broad scope of this reaction, we
expect that it will be employed widely over the coming years.
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Notes
The authors declare no competing financial interest.
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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
We thank QUB for a starter grant (to K.J.H.) and for
studentships.
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