“…α,α-Difluoropropargylzinc [3,4] (Scheme 1, X ϭ Y ϭ F, M ϭ ZnBr) and propargylindium [5,6] (Scheme 1, X ϭ Y ϭ F, M ϭ InBr) carbenoids have been described, as have α,α-dichloropropargyllithium [7] (Scheme 1, X ϭ Y ϭ R ϭ Cl, M ϭ Li), α,α-dichloropropargylpotassium [8] (Scheme 1, X ϭ Y ϭ Cl, M ϭ K), and lithiated α-fluoropropargylphosphonate [9] [Scheme 1, X ϭ F, Y ϭ PO(OEt) 2 , M ϭ Li]. Scheme 1 On the other hand, it has been shown that the simplest propargylic lithiocarbenoids [10Ϫ14] (Scheme 1, X ϭ H or alkyl, Y ϭ Cl or Br, M ϭ Li), prepared by deprotonation of propargyl halides, display low thermal stabilities and undergo coupling to form enediynes (Scheme 2).…”