Copper-Catalyzed Regioselective and Stereoselective Coupling of Grignard Reagents with Pent-1-en-4-yn-3-yl Benzoates: A Shortcut to (<i>Z</i>)<i>-</i>1,5-Disubstituted Pent-3-en-1-ynes from Accessible Starting Materials
Copper-catalyzed coupling of Grignardreagents with pent-1-en-4-yn-3-yl benzoates occurs regioselectively at the terminal alkenyl carbon rather than the alkynyl site, leading to the stereoselective formation of unexpected (Z)-1,5-disubstituted pent-3-en-1-ynes without generation of the initially expected alkenyl allene products. By using easily accessible starting materials, this reaction can provide