Symmetrical and unsymmetrical conjugated diynes are chemo-, regio-, and stereoselectively
carbomagnesiated with a Grignard reagent at room temperature in the presence of a
catalytic amount of FeCl2 without the need for an external ligand. The resulting magnesium intermediate can
be further functionalized to give polysubstituted 1,3-enyne derivatives.
Key words
iron - catalysis - enynes - organometallic reagents - addition reactions