Gold(I)-catalyzed intramolecular rearrangement of vinylidenecyclopropanes.
Vinylidenecyclopropanes 1 can undergo intramolecular rearrangement to give the corresponding functionalized 1,2-dihydronaphthalenes in the presence of gold catalyst under mild conditions. A plausible rearrangement mechanism has been proposed on the basis of control experiments.
State Key Laboratory of Organometallic Chemistry, Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 354 Fenglin Lu, Shanghai 200032, China. mshi@mail.sioc.ac.cn
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