AuX3-mediated selective head-to-head dimerization of difluoropropargyl amides.
A dimerization of difluoropropargyl amides by reaction with gold(III) halides is described. A reductive elimination of a divinylgold species can be invoked to rationalize its formation. Initial studies of the unusual reactivity of these 1,4-dihalo-1,3-dienes have been performed.
Fustero
Santos
S
Departamento de Química Orgánica, Universidad de Valencia, E-46100 Burjassot, Spain. santos.fustero@uv.es
Bello
Paula
P
Fernández
Begoña
B
del Pozo
Carlos
C
Hammond
Gerald B
GB