title: Gold-catalyzed cyclization of (ortho-alkynylphenylthio)silanes: intramolecular capture of the vinyl-Au intermediate by the silicon electrophile.
abstract: The gold-catalyzed cyclization of (ortho-alkynylphenylthio)silanes 1 produced the corresponding 3-silylbenzo[b]thiophenes 2 in good to excellent yields. For example, the reaction of [2-(1-pentynyl)phenylthio]triisopropylsilane 1a, [2-(p-anisylethynyl)phenylthio]triisopropylsilane 1e, and [2-(phenylethynyl)phenylthio]triisopropylsilane 1g in the presence of 2 mol % of AuCl in toluene at 45 degrees C gave 2a, 2e, and 2g in 98, 99, and 97% yields, respectively. This reaction proceeds through intramolecular capture of the vinyl-Au intermediate by the silicon electrophile, so-called silyldemetalation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Tohoku University, Sendai 980-8578 Japan. itaru-n@mail.tains.tohoku.ac.jp
authors.forename: Itaru
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Nakamura
authors.forename: Takuma
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Sato
authors.forename: Masahiro
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Terada
authors.forename: Yoshinori
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Yamamoto