title: Gold(I)-catalyzed cyclizations of 1,6-enynes: alkoxycyclizations and exo/endo skeletal rearrangements.
abstract: Gold(I) complexes are the most active catalysts for alkoxy- or hydroxycyclization and for skeletal rearrangement reactions of 1,6-enynes. Intramolecular alkoxycyclizations also proceed efficiently in the presence of gold(I) catalysts. The first examples of the skeletal rearrangement of enynes by the endocyclic cyclization pathway are also documented. Iron(III) is also able to catalyze exo and endo skeletal rearrangements of 1,6-enynes, although the scope of this transformation is more limited. The gold(I)-catalyzed endocyclic cyclization proceeds by a mechanism different from those followed in the presence of PdII, HgII, or RhI catalysts.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Chemical Research of Catalonia (ICIQ), Av. Països Catalans 16, 43007 Tarragona, Spain.
authors.forename: Cristina
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Nieto-Oberhuber
authors.forename: M Paz
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Muñoz
authors.forename: Salomé
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: López
authors.forename: Eloísa
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Jiménez-Núñez
authors.forename: Cristina
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Nevado
authors.forename: Elena
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Herrero-Gómez
authors.forename: Mihai
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Raducan
authors.forename: Antonio M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Echavarren