title: Bimetallic zinc complex--active species in coupling of terminal alkynes with aldehydes via nucleophilic addition/Oppenauer oxidation.
abstract: A mechanistic study on the zinc-promoted coupling between aldehydes and terminal alkynes via nucleophilic addition/Oppenauer oxidation using operando IR, XANES/EXAFS techniques and DFT calculations was demonstrated. It was determined that a bimetallic zinc complex was the active species.
authors.affiliation: College of Chemistry and Molecular Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei 430072, P. R. China. aiwenlei@whu.edu.cn chao.liu@whu.edu.cn.
authors.forename: Jiwen
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Yuan
authors.forename: Jing
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Guanghui
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Chao
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Xiaotian
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Qi
authors.forename: Yu
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Lan
authors.forename: Jeffrey T
authors.initials: JT
authors.lastname: Miller
authors.forename: A Jeremy
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Kropf
authors.forename: Emilio E
authors.initials: EE
authors.lastname: Bunel
authors.forename: Aiwen
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Lei