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Gold-catalysed cyclic ether formation from diols
Jiang, Xiaolu,London, Emma K.,Morris, David J.,Clarkson, Guy J.,Wills, Martin
experimental part, p. 9828 - 9834 (2011/02/23)
Gold(I) and (III) salts have been found to be highly effective at the catalysis of ether formation from alcohols. Intramolecular ether formation of a 1,5-diol was also achieved, with a stereoselectivity that indicates that an SN1 mechanism predominates. In an attempt to form a seven-membered ring, a stable 14-membered dimer product was also formed. Attempts to control the diastereoselectivity of the reaction using a chiral anionic counterion did not give products with a high de.
