Stephen J Heffernan et al.
Chemical communications (Cambridge, England), 49(23), 2314-2316 (2013-02-13)
The Au(I)-catalysed rearrangement of propargylic esters formed from an ynamide has been studied. The reaction is facile, and when conducted in the presence of a reactive indole nucleophile, leads to a cascade process whereby γ-indolyl α-acyloxyenamides are formed in good