title: Gold-catalyzed intermolecular nitrene transfer from 2H-azirines to ynamides: a direct approach to polysubstituted pyrroles.
abstract: An effective gold-catalyzed intermolecular nitrene transfer by the reaction of 2H-azirines and ynamides is reported, which provides highly substituted pyrroles in a straightforward manner. This transformation proceeds under mild conditions and gives the polysubstituted pyrroles in good-to-excellent yields. Preliminary results indicate that a nongold carbenoid pathway is preferred for current pyrrole synthesis.
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory of Structural Chemistry, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy of Sciences , Yangqiao West Road 155#, Fuzhou, Fujian, China , 350002.
authors.forename: Lei
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Zhu
authors.forename: Yinghua
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Yu
authors.forename: Zhifeng
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Mao
authors.forename: Xueliang
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Huang