文摘
We report herein the gold-catalyzed tandem hydration/-ketol rearrangement of 1-alkynylcyclobutanol derivatives, leading to cyclopentanones bearing an -hydroxy substituted quaternary center. In the presence of water, coordination of gold catalyst onto alkynyl moiety triggers hydration rather than a direct ring expansion, which followed by unprecedented Au-catalyzed -ketol rearrangement. The details and the scope of this method are presented.