Cp∗Li as a base: application to palladium-catalyzed cross-coupling reaction of aryl-X or alkenyl-X (X=I, Br, OTf, ONf) with terminal acetylenes

The reaction of aryl-X or alkenyl-X (X=I, Br, OTf, ONf) with terminal acetylenes in the presence of a catalytic amount of Pd(OAc)2 provided the alkynylated products in good yields by using Cp∗Li (Cp∗=1,2,3,4,5-pentamethylcyclopentadienyl) as a base.