A new electrophilic addition to acetylenes. Synthesis of 1,2-iodofunctionalized olefins
Abstract Acetylenes react with bis(pyridine)iodo(I) tetrafluoroborate ( 1 ) in the presence of a wide variety of nucleophiles (F, Cl, Br, I, SCN, pyridine, OAc, anisole, H) to give 1,2-iodofunctionalized olefins ( 4 ).