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<mark>Journal publication date</mark> | 2012 |
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<mark>Journal</mark> | Chemical Communications |
Issue number | 86 |
Volume | 48 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Pages (from-to) | 10609-10611 |
Publication Status | Published |
<mark>Original language</mark> | English |
The regioselective head-to-head dimerization of alkynes is catalyzed by a dibenzyl tethered bis(ureate) zirconium precatalyst with aniline as an additive. This system also gives outstanding stereoselectivity to furnish Z-enynes in high yields. A dinuclear reactive intermediate has been characterized, which provides a potential mechanistic rationale for the unexpected regio- and stereoselectivity in this catalytic system.