Cobalt(III)-Catalyzed C–H Alkynylation with Bromoalkynes under Mild Conditions

Expedient cobalt-catalyzed C-H alkynylation was achieved under exceedingly mild reaction conditions. Thus, chelation-assisted direct alkynylations of heteroarenes occurred with 1-bromoalkynes and ample substrate scope. The optimized catalytic system allowed for step-economical C-H functionalizations with a mild base K2CO3 at reaction temperatures as low as 25 °C.