Chemo- and regioselective reductive deoxygenation of 1-en-4-yn-ols into 1,4-enynes through FeF3 and TfOH co-catalysis.

We report chemo-and regioselective direct reductive deoxygenation of 1-en-4-yn-3-ols into 1,4-enynes through FeF3 and TfOH cooperative catalysis under NBSH-mediated conditions. Further, we show the efficient synthesis of a pharmaceutically significant 1,4-enyne. The present methodology can also be used for chemo-and regioselective direct deoxygenation of other alcohols.