Gold(I)-catalyzed benzannulation of 3-hydroxy-1,5-enynes: an efficient synthesis of substituted tetrahydronaphthalenes and related compounds
作者:Christiane M. Grisé、Eric M. Rodrigue、Louis Barriault
DOI:10.1016/j.tet.2007.10.084
日期:2008.1
We report a novel gold(I)-catalyzed benzannulation of 3-hydroxy-1,5-enynes to prepare tetrahydronaphthalenes. The reaction is catalyzed by 2.5 mol % Ph3PAuCl and 2.5 mol % AgOTf in dichloromethane. We discovered that this process can be also catalyzed by 1 mol % Ph3PAuCl and 1 mol % TfOH. To the best of our knowledge, this constitutes the first report of an active gold catalyst generated from Au(PPh3)Cl