title: Gold(I)-catalyzed intramolecular acetylenic Schmidt reaction.
abstract: Substituted pyrroles were prepared by a gold(I)-catalyzed acetylenic Schmidt reaction of homopropargyl azides. The reaction allows for regiospecific substitution at each position of the pyrrole ring under mild conditions. A mechanism in which azides serve as nucleophiles toward gold(I)-activated alkynes with subsequent gold(I)-aided expulsion of dinitrogen is proposed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720, USA.
authors.forename: David J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Gorin
authors.forename: Nicole R
authors.initials: NR
authors.lastname: Davis
authors.forename: F Dean
authors.initials: FD
authors.lastname: Toste