The role of acetylides in dual gold catalysis: A mechanistic investigation of the selectivity difference in the naphthalene synthesis from diynes

Article abstract of DOI:10.1002/cctc.201300820

Under the conditions of dual activation catalysis with oxygen nucleophiles, β-substituted naphthalenes were obtained from 1,2-diethinyl arenes. Mechanistic studies, which include isotope labeling experiments, support that dual activation leads to β-substi