Fluorenes and Styrenes by Au(I)-Catalyzed Annulation of Enynes and Alkynes

Authors

David J. Gorin, University of California, BerkeleyFollow
Iain D.G. Watson, University of California, Berkeley
F. Dean Toste, University of California, Berkeley

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

3-26-2008

Publication Title

Journal of the American Chemical Society

Abstract

Intermolecular annulation of enynes and propargyl esters to selectively produce styrenes or fluorenes is reported. The divergent arene syntheses involve a Au-catalyzed, two-pot, multistep process proceeding by cis-diastereoselective cyclopropanation, cycloisomerization, and, finally, annulation or elimination.

Volume

130

Issue

12

First Page

3736

Last Page

3737

DOI

10.1021/ja710990d

ISSN

00027863

Comments

Peer reviewed accepted manuscript.

Recommended Citation

Gorin, David J.; Watson, Iain D.G.; and Toste, F. Dean, "Fluorenes and Styrenes by Au(I)-Catalyzed Annulation of Enynes and Alkynes" (2008). Chemistry: Faculty Publications, Smith College, Northampton, MA.
https://scholarworks.smith.edu/chm_facpubs/66