Phosphate ligands in the gold(I)-catalysed activation of enynes

Mihai Raducan; María Moreno; Christophe Bour; Antonio M Echavarren

doi:10.1039/c1cc15739f

Phosphate ligands in the gold(I)-catalysed activation of enynes

Chem Commun (Camb). 2012 Jan 4;48(1):52-4. doi: 10.1039/c1cc15739f. Epub 2011 Nov 4.

Authors

Mihai Raducan¹, María Moreno, Christophe Bour, Antonio M Echavarren

Affiliation

¹ Institute of Chemical Research of Catalonia (ICIQ), Av. Països Catalans 16, 43007 Tarragona, Spain.

PMID: 22057626
DOI: 10.1039/c1cc15739f

Abstract

Gold(I) forms neutral complexes with binol phosphates that are unreactive in the catalytic cyclisation of enynes. Reaction in protic solvents or activation by silver(I) restores the catalytic activity.