M. Kotora et al., Palladium-catalyzed coupling of two alkynes and an alkenyl iodide: Formation of pentasubstituted fulvenes, ORG LETT, 3(22), 2001, pp. 3467-3470
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Disubstituted alkynes reacted with alkenyl iodide in the presence of a cata
lytic amount of Pd(OAC)(2) and Ag2CO3 to give pentasubstituted fulvene deri
vatives in excellent yields. Other Ag salts such as AgNO3, AgBF4, and AgOTf
are not effective, whereas a combination of AgNO3 and K2CO3 has a remarkab
le effect on the formation of fulvene.