Diversity in gold- and silver-catalyzed cycloisomerization of epoxide-alkyne functionalities

Org Lett. 2008 Nov 6;10(21):5059-62. doi: 10.1021/ol802047g. Epub 2008 Oct 15.

Abstract

We report Au(I)- and Ag(I)-catalyzed cycloisomerizations of epoxide-alkyne functionalities in both aromatic and nonaromatic systems, leading to diversified carbocyclic and heterocyclic frameworks with high chemoselectivities. The use of such cycloisomerizations is reflected by a facile access to the cores of natural pallidol and gibberic acid.