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Cationic gold(I) complexes: Highly alkynophilic catalysts for the exo- and endo-cyclization of enynes

  • Cristina Nieto-Oberhuber
  • , Maria Munoz-Herranz
  • , Elena Buñuel
  • , Cristina Nevado
  • , Diego J. Cárdenas
  • , Antonio M. Echavarren

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    Abstract

    Alkynophilic cationic gold(I) complexes are very active catalysts for reactions of enynes that proceed exclusively through cyclopropyl carbene complexes as intermediates (see scheme). With such catalysts, the first examples of endocyclic skeletal rearrangements under mild conditions have been observed.
    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)2402-2406
    Number of pages5
    JournalAngewandte Chemie International Edition
    Volume43
    Issue number18
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2004

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