AuCl(3)-catalyzed synthesis of highly substituted furans from 2-(1-alkynyl)-2-alken-1-ones.
Highly substituted furans have been synthesized by the reaction of 2-(1-alkynyl)-2-alken-1-ones and various nucleophiles under very mild reaction conditions in good to excellent yields. Gold and some other transition metals are efficient catalysts for this reaction.
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Department of Chemistry, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa 50011, USA.
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Larock
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