title: Alkynes as equivalents of alpha-diazo ketones in generating alpha-oxo metal carbenes: a gold-catalyzed expedient synthesis of dihydrofuran-3-ones.
abstract: An expedient and reliable method for accessing reactive alpha-oxo gold carbenes via gold-catalyzed intermolecular oxidation of terminal alkynes has been developed. Significantly, this method offers a safe and economical alternative to the strategies based on diazo substrates. Its synthetic potential is demonstrated by expedient preparation of dihydrofuran-3-ones containing a broad range of functional groups.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, Santa Barbara, California 93106, USA.
authors.forename: Longwu
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Ye
authors.forename: Li
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Cui
authors.forename: Guozhu
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Liming
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Zhang