Au(<scp>i</scp>)-Catalyzed hydroarylation of alkenes with <i>N</i>,<i>N</i>-dialkylanilines: a dual gold catalysis concept

Abstract

In the present work, we report the efficiency of the commercially available [(PPh₃)AuCl] complex in combination with a set of potassium salts to catalyze the hydroarylation of a broad variety of alkenes using <italic>N</italic>,<italic>N</italic>-dialkylanilines, leading to full conversion and complete selectivity toward the Markovnikov products.