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<i>cis</i>‐Selective Single‐Cleavage Skeletal Rearrangement of 1,6‐Enynes Reveals the Multifaceted Character of the Intermediates in Metal‐Catalyzed Cycloisomerizations

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A skeleton in the closet: The unprecedented title rearrangement of 1,6-enynes has been observed with gold and platinum catalysts (see scheme, [M]=metal catalyst, Z=C(CO2Me)2, R=electron-donating group). This reaction is proposed to proceed through an open carbocationic species.

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