Gold(III) Porphyrin-Catalyzed Cycloisomerization of Allenones
Cong-Ying Zhou, Philip Wai Hong Chan and Chi-Ming Che*
*Department of Chemistry and Open Laboratory of Chemical Biology of the
Institute of Molecular Technology for Drug Discovery and Synthesis, The
University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong, Email: cmche
hku.hk
C.-Y. Zhou, P. W. H. Chan, C.-M. Che, Org. Lett., 2006, 8, 325-328.
DOI: 10.1021/ol052696c (free Supporting Information)
Abstract
Gold(III) porphyrin-catalyzed cycloisomerization of allenones gave the corresponding furans in good to excellent yields (up to 98%) and with quantitative substrate conversions. The Au(III) catalyst is recyclable.
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