Copper-Catalyzed Imidovinylation of Alkynes via 1,3-Vinyl Migration.

The first copper-catalyzed imidovinylation of alkynes has been developed, which grants facile access to various (E)-2-imido-2,4-dienals with high stereoselectivity under mild conditions. This transformation also represents the first 1,3-carbon migration of propargylic alcohols and their derivatives.