The First Gold-Catalyzed C-S Bond Formation: Cycloisomerization of α-Thioallenes to 2,5-Dihydrothiophenes
Nobuyoshi Morita, Norbert Krause*
*Organic Chemistry II, Dortmund University, Otto-Hahn-Strasse 6, 44227
Dortmund, Germany, Email: norbert.krause
uni-dortmund.de
N. Morita, N. Krause, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2006, 45, 1897-1899.
DOI: 10.1002/anie.200503846 (free Supporting Information)
Abstract
A highly efficient and stereoselective gold-catalyzed cycloisomerization of α-thioallenes to 2,5-dihydrothiophenes has been discovered.
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Key Words
CS bond formation, cycloisomerization, gold, sulfur heterocycles, homogeneous catalysis, isomerization
ID: J06-Y2006-720
