4 + 3 and fluorinative 4 + 3 cycloadditions of alkyne 1,4-diether dicobalt complexes

Abstract
The BF3·OEt2 mediated reactions between alkynyl diether hexacarbonyldicobalt complexes 1 and stannylsilanes 3 or 7 afford cycloheptenyne cobalt complexes 4 or fluorocycloheptyne complexes 8 depending upon the conditions of reaction.