When Gold Meets Perfumes: Synthesis of Olfactive Compounds via Gold-Catalyzed Cycloisomerization Reactions
Romain Laher, Christophe Marin and Véronique Michelet*
*University Côte d’Azur, Institut de Chimie de Nice, UMR 7272 CNRS, Valrose Park, Faculty of Sciences, Nice 06108 CEDEX 2, France,
Email: veronique.michelet
univ-cotedazur.fr
R. Laher, C. Marin, V. Michelet, Org. Lett., 2020, 22, 4058-4062.
DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.0c00843
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Abstract
The combination of IPrAuCl and NaBArF catalyzes an efficient synthesis of functionalized volatile oxa-bicyclo[4.1.0]-hept-4-ene compounds in good yields. The utility of these low-molecular-weight enols was demonstrated by derivatization of some adducts and olfactory evaluation.
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ID: J54-Y2020
