Triazole??Gold??Promoted, Effective Synthesis of Enones from Propargylic Esters and Alcohols: A Catalyst Offering Chemoselectivity, Acidity and Ligand Economy
Abstract The air, moisture and thermally stable 1, 2, 3-triazole coordinated gold (I) complexes (TA-Au) were revealed as the effective catalysts in promoting propargylic ester rearrangement and sequential allene hydration, giving the enones with excellent yields (up to 97% yields, 0.2% loading). The catalysts could also catalyze the more challenging Meyer– Schuster rearrangement (0.5% loading, up to 98% yields). The reported reaction ...