Construction of spirocarbocycles via gold-catalyzed intramolecular dearomatization of naphthols†
Wen-Ting Wu,Ren-Qi Xu,Liming Zhang,Shu-Li You
Chemical Science Pub Date : 02/02/2016 00:00:00 , DOI:10.1039/C5SC04130A
Abstract
A highly efficient, gold-catalyzed intramolecular dearomatization reaction of naphthols via 5-endo-dig cyclization is described. This facile and direct approach furnishes spirocarbocycles in excellent yields under mild conditions.
