posted on 2016-02-19, 22:37authored byYuchen Liu, Wencui Zhen, Wei Dai, Fen Wang, Xingwei Li
AgOTf can catalyze an addition-cyclization tandem between alkyne-azomethine and a nucleophile such as ketone, nitroalkane, water, and terminal alkyne to give a polycyclic amide via six-exo-trig selectivity.