On the Impact of Steric and Electronic Properties of Ligands on Gold(I)-Catalyzed Cycloaddition Reactions
Diego Benítez, Ekaterina Tkatchouk, Ana Z. González, William A. Goddard III, F. Dean Toste
2009Organic Letters, 11(21), 4798-4801154cited
Abstract
It is shown that [4 + 3] and [4 + 2] cycloaddition pathways are accessible in the Au(I) catalysis of allene−dienes. Seven-membered ring gold-stabilized carbenes, originating from the [4 + 3] cycloaddition process, are unstable and can rearrange via a 1,2-H or a 1,2-alkyl shift to yield six- and seven-membered products. Both steric and electronic properties of the AuL^+ catalyst affect the electronic structure of the intermediate gold-stabilized carbene and its subsequent reactivity.
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Benítez, D., Tkatchouk, E., González, A. Z., III, W. A. G., & Toste, F. D. (2009). On the Impact of Steric and Electronic Properties of Ligands on Gold(I)-Catalyzed Cycloaddition Reactions. *Organic Letters*, *11*(21), 4798-4801. https://doi.org/10.1021/ol9018002