Organic Letters · 2007 · 158 citations · 4 references
Natural SciencesChemistryCatalysisOrganic ChemistryCoordination ChemistryHeterocycle SynthesisHeterocyclic ChemistryOrganic SynthesisAza-claisen RearrangementClaisen RearrangementHeterocycle FunctionalizationPyrrole ChemistryPyrrole SynthesisPyrrolidine SynthesisSelectivity
Gold(I)-catalyzed cyclization of pentenynyl allyl tosylamides allows the rapid construction of functionalized pyrroles. The concerted aza-Claisen-type mechanism induces a complete selectivity of the process and allows the easy formation of quaternary centers.
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