Cyclization of 1,6-Enynes Catalyzed by Gold Nanoparticles Supported on TiO2: Significant Changes in Selectivity and Mechanism, as Compared to Homogeneous Au-Catalysis
摘要:
Gold nanoparticles supported on TiO2 (1.2 mol %) catalyze, for the first time under heterogeneous conditions, the cycloisomerization of a series of 1,6-enynes in high yields. In several cases, the product selectivity differs significantly as compared to homogeneous Au(I)-catalysis. Based on product analysis and stereoisotopic studies it is proposed that the major or exclusive pathway involves a 5-exo cyclization mode to form stereoselectively gold cyclopropyl carbenes that undergo a single cleavage pathway, in contrast to homogeneous Au-catalysis where the double cleavage pathway operates substantially.
The role of cyclobutenes in gold(i)-catalysed skeletal rearrangement of 1,6-enynes
作者:Ana Escribano-Cuesta、Patricia Pérez-Galán、Elena Herrero-Gómez、Masaki Sekine、Ataualpa A. C. Braga、Feliu Maseras、Antonio M. Echavarren
DOI:10.1039/c2ob25419k
日期:——
electron-donating substituents at the alkyne undergo gold(I)-catalysed single cleavage skeletal rearrangement, whereas substrates with electron-withdrawing substituents evolve selectively to double cleavage rearrangement. Theoretical calculations provide a qualitative rationale for these effects, and suggest that bicyclo[3.2.0]hept-5-enes are involved as intermediates. We provide the first X-ray structural evidence