Synfacts 2007(9): 0975-0975  
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-968815
Metal-Mediated Synthesis
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1,2-Alkyl/Aryl-Migration in Allenyl Ketones in the Synthesis of Trisubstituted Furans

Contributor(s): Paul Knochel, Tobias Thaler
A. S. Dudnik, V. Gevorgyan*
University of Illinois at Chicago, USA
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Publication Date:
23 August 2007 (online)

Significance

A novel method for the synthesis of trisubstituted furans via 1,2-migration of aryl/alkyl groups in allenyl ketones is introduced in this article. Mechanisms are proposed for both the π-philic Au(I)- and the oxophilic Lewis acid catalysts.