Cobalt-Mediated Cross-Coupling Reactions of Primary and Secondary Alkyl Halides with 1-(Trimethylsilyl)ethenyl- and 2-Trimethylsilylethynylmagnesium Reagents
[reaction: see text] This paper describes cobalt-mediated cross-coupling reactions of alkyl halides with 1-(trimethylsilyl)ethenylmagnesium bromide and 2-(trimethylsilyl)ethynylmagnesium bromide, respectively. The cobalt system allows for employing secondary as well as primary alkyl halides as the substrates. The reactions offer facile formations of alkyl-alkenyl and alkyl-alkynyl bonds. The reaction