Issue 32, 2011
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Chemical Communications

Fascinating reactivity in gold catalysis: synthesis of oxetenes through rare 4-exo-dig allenecyclization and infrequent β-hydride elimination†

Benito Alcaide,*a   Pedro Almendros,*b   Teresa Martínez del Campoa  and  Israel Fernándezc  

* Corresponding authors

a Grupo de Lactamas y Heterociclos Bioactivos, Departamento de Química Orgánica, Unidad Asociada al CSIC, Facultad de Química, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, 28040-Madrid, Spain
E-mail: alcaideb@quim.ucm.es
Fax: +34-91-3944103

b Instituto de Química Orgánica General, IQOG, CSIC, Juan de la Cierva 3, 28006-Madrid, Spain
E-mail: Palmendros@iqog.csic.es
Fax: +34-91-5644853

c Departamento de Química Orgánica, Facultad de Química, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, 28040-Madrid, Spain

Abstract

A novel reactivity in gold catalysis, namely the unusual preference for the 4-exo-dig cyclization in allene chemistry as well as the rare β-hydride elimination reaction, was uncovered starting from readily available allenols.

Graphical abstract: Fascinating reactivity in gold catalysis: synthesis of oxetenes through rare 4-exo-dig allene cyclization and infrequent β-hydride elimination

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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1039/C1CC13212A
Article type
Communication
Submitted
31 May 2011
Accepted
05 Jul 2011
First published
18 Jul 2011

Chem. Commun., 2011,47, 9054-9056

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Fascinating reactivity in gold catalysis: synthesis of oxetenes through rare 4-exo-dig allene cyclization and infrequent β-hydride elimination

B. Alcaide, P. Almendros, T. M. del Campo and I. Fernández, Chem. Commun., 2011, 47, 9054 DOI: 10.1039/C1CC13212A

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