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July 5, 2021
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Transition-Metal-Catalyzed Functionalization of Alkynes with Organoboron Reagents: New Trends, Mechanistic Insights, and Applications

Publicated to: Acs Catalysis. 11 (12): 7513-7551 - 2021-06-18 11(12), DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.1c01421

Authors:

Corpas, Javier; Mauleon, Pablo; Gomez Arrayas, Ramon; Carretero, Juan C
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Affiliations

Univ Autonoma Madrid UAM, Dept Organ Chem, Fac Sci, Madrid 28049, Spain - Author
Univ Autonoma Madrid UAM, Inst Adv Res Chem Sci IAdChem, Madrid 28049, Spain - Author
Universidad Autónoma de Madrid - Author
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Abstract

Catalytic functionalization of alkynes with organoboron reagents provides a straightforward access to stereochemically defined multisubstituted alkenes, which are structural motifs commonly found in bioactive compounds and organic materials. Recent progress has substantially broadened the scope of this field on several fronts. Strategies for regioselectivity control in the 1,2-migratory insertion across unsymmetrical internal alkynes, as well as for the direct access to products with anti-insertion stereochemistry, have been devised. The alkenyl-to-aryl 1,4-metal migration upon metal insertion has been recently exploited in powerful cascade sequences leading to complex polycyclic scaffolds, including the development of enantioselective processes. Elegant enantiospecific and dynamic kinetic resolution methods have been developed for accessing chiral allenes from propargylic alcohol derivatives. Mechanistic manifolds have emerged based on single-electron transfer (SET) that have provided a fresh impetus for alkyne 1,2-difunctionalization with complementary stereoselectivity to processes relying on 1,2-insertion of R-M species. Herein, we discuss the most recent advances in transition-metal-catalyzed functionalization of alkynes using organoboron reagents, categorized according to the type of mechanistic outcome. Emphasis is placed on mechanistic aspects, synthetic utility, limitations, and challenges for future research.
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Keywords

1,2-difunctionalizationAlkyne functionalizationHydroarylationOrganoboron reagentsSelectivity controlTransition metal catalysis

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Bibliometric impact. Analysis of the contribution and dissemination channel

The work has been published in the journal Acs Catalysis due to its progression and the good impact it has achieved in recent years, according to the agency WoS (JCR), it has become a reference in its field. In the year of publication of the work, 2021, it was in position 19/165, thus managing to position itself as a Q1 (Primer Cuartil), in the category Chemistry, Physical.

From a relative perspective, and based on the normalized impact indicator calculated from World Citations provided by WoS (ESI, Clarivate), it yields a value for the citation normalization relative to the expected citation rate of: 10.59. This indicates that, compared to works in the same discipline and in the same year of publication, it ranks as a work cited above average. (source consulted: ESI Nov 13, 2025)

This information is reinforced by other indicators of the same type, which, although dynamic over time and dependent on the set of average global citations at the time of their calculation, consistently position the work at some point among the top 50% most cited in its field:

  • Weighted Average of Normalized Impact by the Scopus agency: 8.97 (source consulted: FECYT Mar 2025)

Specifically, and according to different indexing agencies, this work has accumulated citations as of 2026-01-20, the following number of citations:

  • WoS: 159
  • Scopus: 156
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Impact and social visibility

From the perspective of influence or social adoption, and based on metrics associated with mentions and interactions provided by agencies specializing in calculating the so-called "Alternative or Social Metrics," we can highlight as of 2026-01-20:

  • The use, from an academic perspective evidenced by the Altmetric agency indicator referring to aggregations made by the personal bibliographic manager Mendeley, gives us a total of: 42.
  • The use of this contribution in bookmarks, code forks, additions to favorite lists for recurrent reading, as well as general views, indicates that someone is using the publication as a basis for their current work. This may be a notable indicator of future more formal and academic citations. This claim is supported by the result of the "Capture" indicator, which yields a total of: 42 (PlumX).

With a more dissemination-oriented intent and targeting more general audiences, we can observe other more global scores such as:

  • The Total Score from Altmetric: 7.
  • The number of mentions on the social network X (formerly Twitter): 12 (Altmetric).

It is essential to present evidence supporting full alignment with institutional principles and guidelines on Open Science and the Conservation and Dissemination of Intellectual Heritage. A clear example of this is:

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Leadership analysis of institutional authors

There is a significant leadership presence as some of the institution’s authors appear as the first or last signer, detailed as follows: First Author (CORPAS PARDO, JAVIER) and Last Author (CARRETERO GONZALVEZ, JUAN CARLOS).

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