Direct mono-insertion of isocyanides into terminal alkynes catalyzed by rare-earth silylamides

Kimihiro Komeyama, Daisuke Sasayama, Tomonori Kawabata, Katsuomi Takehira, Ken Takaki

Chemical Communications · 2004 · 53 citations · 23 references

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Abstract

Rare-earth silylamide complexes, Ln[N(SiMe3)2]3 (Ln = Y, La, Sm, Yb), effectively catalyzed the coupling reaction of isocyanides with both aliphatic and aromatic terminal alkynes under mild conditions.

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