Department of Chemistry, Western Washington University, 516 High Street, Bellingham, WA 98225-9150, United States
Abstract:
Triphenylphosphinegold(I) complexes catalyze the Claisen-type rearrangement of aryl allyl ethers to the corresponding branched and linear products. The product distribution depends on the olefin geometry of the allylic ether. Stereochemical transfer experiments support an ionic mechanism.