title: The ruthenium-catalysed selective synthesis of mono-deuterated terminal alkynes.
abstract: We report an efficient catalytic method for the synthesis of mono-deuterated terminal alkynes directly from deuterium oxide, catalysed by a Ru(II) pincer complex in which the reaction proceeds via Ru-acetylide intermediates and amine-amide metal-ligand cooperation.
authors.affiliation: School of Chemical Sciences, National Institute of Science Education and Research (NISER), Bhubaneswar, Khurda-752050, India. gunanathan@niser.ac.in.
authors.forename: Basujit
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Chatterjee
authors.affiliation: School of Chemical Sciences, National Institute of Science Education and Research (NISER), Bhubaneswar, Khurda-752050, India. gunanathan@niser.ac.in.
authors.forename: Chidambaram
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Gunanathan