title: Addition of alkynes to digermynes: experimental insight into the reaction pathway.
abstract: The addition of an alkynyl cyclopropyl mechanistic probe to a digermyne did not lead to any ring-opened rearrangement products indicating that the reaction pathway does not involve any vinylic radicals or cations and providing experimental insight into the addition of alkynes to digermynes.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario N6A 5B7, Canada. kbaines2@uwo.ca.
authors.forename: Nada Y
authors.initials: NY
authors.lastname: Tashkandi
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario N6A 5B7, Canada. kbaines2@uwo.ca.
authors.forename: Laura C
authors.initials: LC
authors.lastname: Pavelka
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University of California at Davis, One Shields Avenue, Davis, California 95616, USA.
authors.forename: Christine A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Caputo
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario N6A 5B7, Canada. kbaines2@uwo.ca.
authors.forename: Paul D
authors.initials: PD
authors.lastname: Boyle
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University of California at Davis, One Shields Avenue, Davis, California 95616, USA.
authors.forename: Philip P
authors.initials: PP
authors.lastname: Power
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario N6A 5B7, Canada. kbaines2@uwo.ca.
authors.forename: Kim M
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Baines