Lingling Peng, Xiu Zhang, Shiwei Zhang
Jan 19, 2007
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The Journal of organic chemistry
Abstract
Propargylic sulfides and dithioacetals are found to undergo similar transformations as propargylic carboxylates when catalyzed by AuCl or AuCl3, affording indene derivatives through pentannulation of aromatic rings. The reaction presumably involves Au carbene as the reactive intermediate.