title: Metal controlled regioselectivity in the cyclometallation of 2-(1-naphthyl)-pyridine.
abstract: Cyclometallation of 2-(1-naphthyl)-pyridine is described. While cyclopalladation results in a five-membered metallacycle, cycloauration displays a completely orthogonal regioselectivity, resulting in the six-membered ring analogue. Bromination of the gold metallacycle results in the new C-H functionalisation product 2-(8-bromonaphth-1-yl)pyridine.
authors.affiliation: Centre for Analysis and Synthesis, Department of Chemistry, PO Box 124, 22100 Lund, Sweden. ola.wendt@chem.lu.se.
authors.forename: Mikhail
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kondrashov
authors.forename: Sudarkodi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Raman
authors.forename: Ola F
authors.initials: OF
authors.lastname: Wendt