Gold-Catalyzed Reaction of
Propargylic Carboxylates via an Initial 	3,3-Rearrangement

Shaozhong Wang; Guozhu Zhang; Liming Zhang

doi:10.1055/s-0029-1219527

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Gold-Catalyzed Reaction of Propargylic Carboxylates via an Initial 3,3-Rearrangement

Shaozhong Wang, Guozhu Zhang, Liming Zhang*
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA 93106
Fax: +1(805)8934120; e-Mail: zhang@chem.ucsb.edu;

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Abstract:

Gold-catalyzed 3,3-rearrangement of propargylic carboxylates offers a versatile entry into a range of fascinating subsequent transformations, leading to various functional structures.

1 Introduction

1.1 Two Competing Mechanistic Pathways

1.2 Experimental Evidence for 3,3-Rearrangement

2 Synthetic Application via Gold-Containing Oxocarbenium Intermediates

2.1 General Considerations/Design

2.2 Using Indole-3-acetyl as the Acyl Group

2.3 Varying the R^³ Group

2.3.1 Using Enyne Substrates (R^³ = Alkenyl)

2.3.2 Using the TMSCH₂ Group as R^³

2.4 Using the Aryl Group for R^¹ (R^² = H)

2.5 Hydrolytic Treatment

2.5.1 Formation of Enones

2.5.2 Formation of α-Iodo/Bromoenones

2.6 Intramolecular Acyl Migration

2.7 Incorporating Gold(I)/Gold(III) Catalysis

2.7.1 Gold-Catalyzed Oxidative Homo-Coupling

2.7.2 Gold-Catalyzed Oxidative Cross-Coupling Reaction

2.7.3 Gold-Catalyzed Oxidative C-O Bond Formation

3 Attack of Au-Activated Carboxyallene at the β- or
γ-Position

3.1 Nucleophilic Attack at the γ-Position

3.2 Nucleophilic Attack at the β-Position

4 Carboxyallenes as Nucleophiles

5 Summary

Key words

rearrangements - carbocations - cyclizations - oxidations - allenes

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Current address: Department of Chemistry, Nanjing University, Nanjing, P. R. of China

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