Au(I)-catalyzed cycloisomerization of 1,5-enynes bearing a propargylic acetate: formation of unexpected bicyclo[3.1.0]hexene

Nicolas Marion; Pierre de Frémont; Gilles Lemière; Edwin D Stevens; Louis Fensterbank; Max Malacria; Steven P Nolan

doi:10.1039/b602839j

Au(I)-catalyzed cycloisomerization of 1,5-enynes bearing a propargylic acetate: formation of unexpected bicyclo[3.1.0]hexene

Chem Commun (Camb). 2006 May 21:(19):2048-50. doi: 10.1039/b602839j. Epub 2006 Apr 13.

Authors

Nicolas Marion¹, Pierre de Frémont, Gilles Lemière, Edwin D Stevens, Louis Fensterbank, Max Malacria, Steven P Nolan

Affiliation

¹ Department of Chemistry, University of New Orleans, New Orleans, Louisiana 70148, USA.

PMID: 16767271
DOI: 10.1039/b602839j

Abstract

The use of N-heterocyclic carbene (NHC) as a ligand in the gold(I)-catalyzed cycloisomerization of enyne results in the assembly of a new carbocyclic product.