Research news, Jan. 15th, 2018

Gold(I)-Catalyzed 1,2-Migration of a SiMe3 Group on Naphthalene Rings

Yang, Qi, Liu, Liang, Zhang, Wen-Xiong, Xi, Zhenfeng*

Chin. J. Org. Chem. 2018, 38, 272-276.

Abstract  A Gold(I)-catalyzed 1,2-silyl migration on 1,8-di-substituted naphthalene rings was realized by synergistic effect of Lewis acid and water. High yields were achieved under relatively mild conditions.