Gold‐Catalyzed 1,3‐Acyloxy Migration/5‐<i>exo</i>‐dig Cyclization/1,5‐Acyl Migration of Diynyl Esters

Abstract

Working three shifts: Polyconjugated δ-diketones are formed stereoselectively in high yields by the gold-catalyzed rearrangement of 1,6-diyn-3-yl esters. This cascade involves a 1,3-sigmatropic acyloxy shift, a 5-exo-dig cyclization of the resulting allenyne, and an unprecedented 1,5-sigmatropic shift of an acyl fragment. The usefulness of the products was shown by an efficient acid-catalyzed transformation into a complex polycyclic framework. Detailed facts of importance to specialist readers are published as ”Supporting Information”. Such documents are peer-reviewed, but not copy-edited or typeset. They are made available as submitted by the authors. Please note: The publisher is not responsible for the content or functionality of any supporting information supplied by the authors. Any queries (other than missing content) should be directed to the corresponding author for the article.