Copper(II)-catalyzed allylation of propargylic and allylic alcohols by allylsilanes: a facile synthesis of 1,5-enynes

Propargylic alcohols undergo smooth deoxygenative allylation with allylsilanes in the presence of a solution of 10 mol % of copper(II) tetrafluoroborate in acetonitrile to afford the corresponding 1,5-enynes in good to high yields under mild and neutral conditions. Scandium triflate is also found to catalyze efficiently the nucleophilic substitution of propargylic alcohols with allylsilanes.