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Nicholas reaction

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Hexacarbonyldicobalt-stabilized propargyl cation is captured by a nucleophile. Subsequent oxidative demetallation then gives the propargylated product.

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Li, J.J. (2014). Nicholas reaction. In: Name Reactions. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-03979-4_193

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