Gold(I)-Catalyzed Formation of 5-Methylene-oxazolidin-2-ones

communicationInternational audienceA study concerning the gold(I) catalyzed rearrangement of propargylic tert-butylcarbamates into 5-methylene-oxazolidin-2-ones is described. The mild reaction conditions employed allow the efficient synthesis of a variety of these structures which would be less conveniently obtained using other reported methods

Gold (I)-catalyzed stereoselective formation of functionalized 2,5-dihydrofurans

A study concerning the gold(I)-catalyzed rearrangement of butynediol monobenzoates into functionalized 2,5-dihydrofurans is described. The mild reaction conditions employed allow the efficient and rapid stereoselective synthesis of a variety of 2,5-dihydrofurans via a sequence of two gold(I)-catalyzed isomerization step

Chiral N-Heterocyclic Carbene Gold Complexes: Synthesis, Properties, and Application in Asymmetric Catalysis

Nine new N-heterocyclic carbene gold chloride complexes (10–18) were synthesized starting from bulky chiral imidazolium salts (1–9) developed in this laboratory. Full characterization of all complexes, including the X-ray structures of gold(I)(1,3-bis((S)-1-(2-methoxyphenyl)-2,2-dimethylpropyl)-1H-imidazol-2(3H)-ylidene) chloride (13) and gold(I)(1,3-bis((S)-2,2-dimethyl-1-(naphthalen-1-yl)propyl)-1H-imidazol-2(3H)-ylidene) chloride (16), is reported. The complexes 10–18 were applied in the methoxycyclization of 1,6-enynes using AgNTf2 as an additive. Synthesis of the N-heterocyclic carbene gold triflimidate (19) was achieved by treating complex 12 with AgNTf2. The complex gold(I)(1,3-bis((R)-1-(2-methoxyphenyl)-2,2-dimethylpropyl)imidazolidin-2-ylidene)(1,1,1-trifluoro-N-(trifluoromethylsulfonyl)methylsulfonamido) (19) was isolated and spectroscopically and structurally (X-ray) characterized