Crystallographic Characterization of Difluoropropargyl Indium Bromide, a Reactive Fluoroorganometallic Reagent

Elusive intermediate trapped: γ-Substituted difluoropropargyl groups can stabilize an organoindium(III) complex. The resulting structure is the only known example of an indium atom bonded to a propargylic carbon atom (see picture; F blue, S yellow, C white, H green). Reactions with electrophiles produced a difluoroalkyne or -allene, depending on the type of electrophile.