Csp-Csp3 Bond Formation via Iron(III)-Promoted Hydroalkynylation of Unactivated Alkenes.

An iron(III)-promoted hydroalkynylation of unactivated alkenes toward Csp-Csp3 bond formation has been developed. Various alkenes, including mono-, di-, and trisubstituted alkenes, could all smoothly convert to structural diversified alkynes in this chemoselective protocol. Additionally, the scalability was unraveled and the further divergent transformations of products were conducted to demonstrate the synthetic utility.