title: Efficient hydration of alkynes through acid-assisted Brønsted acid catalysis.
abstract: The combined acid catalyzed hydration of alkynes is an efficient one-step synthesis of carbonyl compounds. This atom-economical method is effective with a wide range of substrates, and the products are obtained in very good yields with low catalyst loading (0.2%). Furthermore, solid acids like Nafion were also efficient and could be easily recycled multiple times without loss of reactivity.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky 40292, USA. bo.xu@louisville.edu gb.hammond@louisville.edu.
authors.forename: Shengzong
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Liang
authors.forename: Gerald B
authors.initials: GB
authors.lastname: Hammond
authors.forename: Bo
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Xu