| Literature DB >> 16928065 |
Douglas A Engel1, Gregory B Dudley.
Abstract
An atom-economical and efficient olefination strategy for ketones is described. Ethoxyacetylide addition followed by a gold-catalyzed Meyer-Schuster rearrangement affords alpha,beta-unsaturated esters, generally in excellent overall yield from the starting ketones. The alkynophilicity of Au3+ promotes an interaction with the electron-rich acetylenes that catalyzes the Meyer-Schuster rearrangement selectively over other conceivable pathways.Entities:
Year: 2006 PMID: 16928065 DOI: 10.1021/ol0616743
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Org Lett ISSN: 1523-7052 Impact factor: 6.005