title: Homogeneous gold-catalyzed oxidative carboheterofunctionalization of alkenes.
abstract: Homogeneous carboamination, carboalkoxylation and carbolactonization of terminal alkenes are realized via oxidative gold catalysis, providing expedient access to various substituted N- or O-heterocycles. Deuterium-labeling studies established the anti nature of the alkene functionalization and the indispensible role of Au(I)/Au(III) catalysis. This study constitutes the first example of catalytically converting C(sp(3))-Au bonds into C(sp(3))--C(sp(2)) bonds in a cross-coupling manner and opens new opportunities to study gold alkene catalysis where alkylgold intermediates can be readily functionalized intermolecularly.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, California 93106, USA.
authors.forename: Guozhu
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Li
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Cui
authors.forename: Yanzhao
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Liming
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Zhang