- Cyclization of gold acetylides: Synthesis of vinyl sulfonates via gold vinylidene complexes
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Differently substituted terminal alkynes that bear sulfonate leaving groups at an appropriate distance were converted in the presence of a propynyl gold(I) precatalyst. After initial formation of a gold acetylide, a cyclization takes place at the β-carbon atom of this species. Mechanistic studies support a mechanism that is related to that of dual gold-catalyzed reactions, but for the new substrates, only one gold atom is needed for substrate activation. After formation of a gold vinylidene complex, which forms a tight contact ion pair with the sulfonate leaving group, recombination of the two parts delivers vinyl sulfonates, which are valuable targets that can serve as precursors for cross-coupling reactions, for example. Gold vinylidene intermediates are generated by the cyclization of gold acetylides that carry a sulfonate leaving group. This result demonstrates for the first time that the formation of these species is not restricted to a dual activation mode. The cyclization products obtained herein contain a vinyl sulfonate moiety, which makes them useful building blocks for cross-coupling reactions.
- Bucher, Janina,Wurm, Thomas,Nalivela, Kumara Swamy,Rudolph, Matthias,Rominger, Frank,Hashmi, A. Stephen K.
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p. 3854 - 3858
(2014/05/06)
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- Chiral aryl iodide catalysts for the enantioselective synthesis of para-quinols
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Molecular modelling of an iodine(iii) phenoxide was used as a starting point in the design of chiral aryl iodide catalysts for stereoselective oxidative dearomatization reactions. Using this approach, catalysts derived from 8-iodotetralone and tartaric ac
- Volp, Kelly A.,Harned, Andrew M.
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p. 3001 - 3003
(2013/05/09)
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