Virumbrales C, Solas M, Suárez-Pantiga S, Fernández-Rodríguez MA, Marín-Luna M, López CS, Sanz R. Gold(i)-catalyzed nucleophilic cyclization of β-monosubstituted o-(alkynyl)styrenes: a combined experimental and computational study.
Org Biomol Chem 2019;
17:9924-9932. [DOI:
10.1039/c9ob02126d]
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Abstract
The diastereospecific 5-endo cyclization of β-monosubstituted o-(alkynyl)styrenes to 1-functionalized-1H-indenes is reported. The regiospecific generation of a cyclopropyl gold carbene intermediate is also supported by DFT calculations.
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