posted on 2011-10-05, 00:00authored byWeidong Rao, Dewi Susanti, Philip Wai Hong Chan
A synthetic method that relies on gold(I)-catalyzed tandem 1,3-migration/[2 + 2] cycloaddition of 1,7-enyne benzoates to prepare azabicyclo[4.2.0]oct-5-enes is described.