Spotlights on our sister journals: Eur. J. Inorg. Chem. 7/2008

• Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
• Year: 2008
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 211 KB
• Volume: 2008
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 1434-1948
• DOI: 10.1002/ejic.200890014

✦ Synopsis

Its a very useful thing: Metal vinylidenes may be accessed through transition-metal activation of terminal alkynes. This Focus Review addresses the reactions that these electrophilic species undergo as well as their application in organic synthesis.