Stereoselective synthesis of (E)-1-fluoro-1,3-enynes

1-Fluoro-1,3-enynes were stereoselectively prepared by the cross-coupling reaction of 1-alkynes with β-fluoroalkenyliodides obtained from (β-fluoroalkenyl)iodonium salts. As the reaction proceeds under mild conditions, polyfunctionalized 1-fluoro-1,3-enynes could be prepared, and the synthesis of a fluorinated analog of a natural compound was achieved using this method.