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  • Organic Chemistry
  • Catalysis
  • Synthetic Methodology

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  • Electrophilic catalysis using platinum(II) and gold(I)/gold(III) salts has become a significant synthetic tool over the past two decades.
  • These methods offer mild conditions and high functional group tolerance, enabling applications in natural product synthesis and asymmetric catalysis.
  • The development of tailored gold catalysts has led to a wide array of commercially available or readily synthesized electrophilic agents.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To discuss the use of readily available polyunsaturated precursors (enynes, dienynes, allenynes, allenenes) in gold-catalyzed reactions.
  • To highlight the generation of novel polycyclic structures through single-operation transformations.
  • To explore the mechanistic pathways involving previously undescribed intermediates and dual gold activation.

Main Methods:

  • Utilizing polyunsaturated precursors such as enynes, dienynes, allenynes, and allenenes.
  • Employing electrophilic gold catalysis, including activation of propargyl acetates.
  • Investigating reaction mechanisms through DFT calculations and experimental data, focusing on key intermediates (e.g., A, B, D, F, H, I-N).

Main Results:

  • Demonstrated the synthesis of highly original polycyclic structures from simple precursors in a single step.
  • Identified and characterized novel intermediates (A, B, D, F, H) that enable new retrosynthetic disconnections.
  • Showcased the versatility of propargyl acetates as precursors, leading to oxonium, vinylcarbenoid, and allenyl ester species via the 'golden carousel' equilibrium.

Conclusions:

  • Gold catalysis provides powerful and versatile routes to complex molecular architectures.
  • The exploration of new intermediates and reaction pathways continues to expand the scope of gold-catalyzed organic synthesis.
  • Understanding and controlling the dynamic equilibria of gold-activated species is key to harnessing their synthetic potential.