Synthesis of Allenes via
Gold-Catalyzed Intermolecular
Reaction of Propargylic Alcohols and Aromatic Compounds

Xu, Cheng-Fu; Xu, Mei; Yang, Liu-Qing; Li, Chuan-Ying

doi:10.1021/jo300147u.s002

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Synthesis of Allenes via Gold-Catalyzed Intermolecular Reaction of Propargylic Alcohols and Aromatic Compounds

journal contribution

posted on 2016-02-21, 17:28 authored by Cheng-Fu Xu, Mei Xu, Liu-Qing Yang, Chuan-Ying Li

Functionalized allenes are efficiently synthesized in moderate to high yield from gold-catalyzed intermolecular reaction of propargylic alcohols and aromatic compounds. The user-friendly process could be conducted under mild reaction conditions with easily accessible starting materials.