Direct Formation of Reactive Alkynyltrichlorotins from 1-Alkynes, SnCl4, and Bu3N. A Mild Alkynylation Reagent of Aldehydes, Acetals, and Enones

Article abstract of DOI:10.1246/cl.1992.2479

A reagent system of 1-alkyne, SnCl4, and Bu3N alkynylates aldehydes, acetals,and enones under mild reaction conditions giving acetylenic alcohols, acetylenic ethers, and acetylenic ketones, respectively, in high yields.Alkynyltrichlorotins are shown to be