文摘
Arynes generated directly from alkyne building blocks in the presence of silver catalysts effectively activate primary, secondary, and tertiary alkane C鈥揌 bonds. This C鈥揌 insertion requires only a catalytic amount of silver complex and modest heating compared to harsh conditions and extra promoters including directing groups, oxidants, and bases in typical transition-metal-based C鈥揌 bond functionalizations. Preliminary mechanistic studies suggest that the C鈥揌 bond-breaking and new bond-forming events take place in a concerted manner, rendering a formal 1,2-addition of C鈥揌 bond across the 蟺-bond of arynes.