Gold-Catalysed Cycloisomerisation of Ynamides To Access 2,2-Disubstituted Tetrahydrothiophene Motifs

Abstract

Ynamides bearing a tethered allyl sulfoxide undergo a gold-catalysed cycloisomerisation to afford tetrahydrothiophene-2-carboxamides and their benzo-fused analogues. The reactions are initiated by a formal 7-endo-dig cyclisation and accommodate a range of different substituents. The use of N-allyl ynamides provided a route into novel spirocyclic ε-lactam structures.

Key words

gold - ynamides - isomerization - ylides - regioselectivity - thiophenecarboxamides

Publication History

Received: 28 January 2021

Accepted after revision: 13 March 2021

Accepted Manuscript online:
13 March 2021

Article published online:
07 April 2021

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