title: Gold-catalyzed cyclization of (Z)-2-en-4-yn-1-ols: highly efficient synthesis of fully substituted dihydrofurans and furans.
abstract: [reaction: see text] The gold-catalyzed cyclization of (Z)-enynols offers an efficient and straightforward route to stereodefined (Z)-5-ylidene-2,5-dihydrofurans and fully substituted furans under extremely mild reaction conditions. Importantly, the results indicated that both the oxyauration and the proto-demetalation steps are highly stereoselective.
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory of Organometallic Chemistry, Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 354 Fenglin Lu, Shanghai 200032, People's Republic of China. yhliu@mail.sioc.ac.cn
authors.forename: Yuanhong
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Feijie
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Song
authors.forename: Zhiquan
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Song
authors.forename: Meina
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Bin
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Yan