Cheung, Chi WaiRen, PengHu, Xile2014-06-162014-06-162014-06-16201410.1021/ol501087mhttps://infoscience.epfl.ch/handle/20.500.14299/104296WOS:000335491000068A simple protocol for iron-catalyzed cross-coupling of nonactivated secondary alkyl bromides and iodides with alkynyl Grignard reagents at room temperature has been developed. A wide range of secondary alkyl halides and terminal alkynes are tolerated to afford the substituted alkynes in good yields. A slight modification of the reaction protocol also allows for cross-coupling with a variety of primary alkyl halides.text::journal::journal article::research article