Gold-catalyzed regioselective oxidation of terminal allenes: formation of α-methanesulfonyloxy methyl ketones

Synthetically useful α-methanesulfonyloxy methyl ketones are readily prepared in one-step from terminal allenes in fair to good yields. The chemistry relies on a gold-catalyzed intermolecular oxidation of the 1,2-diene unit using 3,5-dichloropyridine N-oxide as the oxidant. The reaction tolerates a...

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Main Authors: Luo, Yingdong, Zhang, Guozhu, Hwang, Erik S, Wilcoxon, Thomas A, Zhang, Liming
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Beilstein-Institut 2011
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3107496/