AbstractSeven‐exo‐dig hydrocarboxylation of nonactivated internal alkynes with conformationally flexible linker chains was achieved with cooperative gold‐zinc catalysts composed of an imidazo[1,5‐a]pyridinylidene ligand including a bipyridine coordination site at the C5 position. A proximity effect of the gold and zinc sites was essential for their high catalytic activity, in which the internal alkyne activated by the cationic gold species was attacked by the carboxylic acid deprotonated by the basic zinc site. Using a gold(I)‐complex with a bulky aromatic N‐substituent, 2,6‐dibenzhydryl‐4‐methylphenyl group, for the NHC ligand facilitated seven‐membered ring formation while minimizing intermolecular hydrocarboxylation as an undesired side reaction. The reaction mechanism was investigated by quantum chemical calculations.
 
                                    摘要利用由
咪唑并[1,5-a]吡啶亚基
配体(包括位于 C5 位的双
吡啶配位位点)组成的
金锌协同催化剂,实现了具有灵活构象连接链的非活化内部
炔烃的七外羰基化。
金和
锌配位位点的邻近效应对它们的高催化活性至关重要,其中被阳离子
金激活的内部
炔烃被碱性
锌配位位点去质子化的
羧酸攻击。使用带有笨重芳香 N-取代基(2,6-二苯甲酰基-4-甲基苯基)的
金(I)-络合物作为 NHC 
配体,有助于形成七元环,同时最大程度地减少分子间
羧酸化这一不希望发生的副反应。量子
化学计算对反应机理进行了研究。