title: Trimethylsilyl trifluoromethanesulfonate-accelerated addition of catalytically generated zinc acetylides to aldehydes.
abstract: In the presence of TMSOTf, a wide variety of terminal acetylenes add rapidly and efficiently to aldehydes via a catalytically generated zinc acetylide. In the absence of TMSOTf, no reaction is observed under otherwise identical conditions.
authors.affiliation: Gottwald Center for the Sciences, University of Richmond, Richmond, Virginia 23173, USA. wdowney@richmond.edu
authors.forename: C Wade
authors.initials: CW
authors.lastname: Downey
authors.forename: Brian D
authors.initials: BD
authors.lastname: Mahoney
authors.forename: Vincent R
authors.initials: VR
authors.lastname: Lipari