Intermolecular reaction of internal alkynes and imines: Propargyl tosylates as key partners in a gold-catalyzed [4 + 1] unusual cyclization leading to cyclopent-2-enimines

Organic Letters

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 13-16

  Suárez Pantiga, Samuel ^a   Rubio, Eduardo ^a   Alvarez Rúa, Carmen ^b   González, José M ^a  

^a CSIC   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OVIEDO   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALKYNE; GOLD; IMINE; TOLUENESULFONIC ACID DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; CYCLIZATION; STEREOISOMERISM; SYNTHESIS;

ALKYNES; CATALYSIS; CYCLIZATION; GOLD; IMINES; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; STEREOISOMERISM; TOSYL COMPOUNDS;

EID: 59649102559     PISSN: 15237060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ol8025523     Document Type: Article

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