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Pure Appl. Chem., 2010, Vol. 82, No. 7, pp. 1517-1528

http://dx.doi.org/10.1351/PAC-CON-09-10-34

Published online 2010-05-04

New pathways in the gold-catalyzed cycloisomerization of furanynes

A. Stephen K. Hashmi

Institute of Organic Chemistry, Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg, Im Neuenheimer Feld 270, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany

Abstract: The most familiar gold-catalyzed cyclization pathway for furanyne substrates leads to synthesis of phenols, but new reaction pathways have recently been discovered. The mechanistic background and the synthetic possibilities of these alternative pathways leading to new heterocyclic products are discussed.