title: Tetracyclic dihydronaphthalene derivatives via gold-catalyzed aminative homodimerization of ortho-alkynylbenzaldehydes.
abstract: Gold(i) catalyzes domino homodimerization of o-alkynylbenzaldehydes via a sequence of 6-endo-dig-cyclization, amine addition, and [4+2] cycloaddition involving two bicyclic intermediates. The resulting products integrate medicinally relevant 1,2-dihydronaphthalene and isochromene moieties into a single amine-substituted tetracyclic framework.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University of North Texas, 1155 Union Circle #305070, Denton, Texas, USA. legrande@unt.edu.
authors.forename: Aaron A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Ruch
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University of North Texas, 1155 Union Circle #305070, Denton, Texas, USA. legrande@unt.edu.
authors.forename: Fanji
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Kong
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University of North Texas, 1155 Union Circle #305070, Denton, Texas, USA. legrande@unt.edu.
authors.forename: Vladimir N
authors.initials: VN
authors.lastname: Nesterov
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University of North Texas, 1155 Union Circle #305070, Denton, Texas, USA. legrande@unt.edu.
authors.forename: LeGrande M
authors.identifier: http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2423-4605
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Slaughter