Intramolecular oxygen transfer of nitrone鈥?and sulfoxide鈥揳lkynes was achieved using a catalytic amount of Au(I) and a stoichiometric amount of iodine. The Au(I)-catalyzed cyclization of a nitrone鈥搕erminal alkyne afforded a cyclic iminoester, while cyclization of analogous nitrone鈥搃nternal alkynes yielded aldehyde鈥揺nones. The I2-mediated cyclization of nitrone鈥揳lkynes afforded iodinated 纬-lactams and the I2-mediated internal redox of the closely related sulfoxide鈥揳lkynes gave diketones functionalized with a thoiether.