Chemistry Letters, Vol.35, No.12, 1376-1377, 2006
Rhenium-catalyzed addition of trimethylsilylacetylene to aldimines
A rhenium complex, [ReBr(CO)(3)(thf)](2), catalyzes reactions of aldimines with trimethylsilylacetylene to give propargylamines in excellent yields. The reactions proceed at room temperature under solvent-free conditions.