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Chem. Commun., 2008, 238-240
DOI:
10.1039/B714813E
Received
01 Oct 2007,
Accepted
16 Oct 2007
First published online
24 Oct 2007
The in situ-generation of sulfur ylides by the gold-catalysed rearrangement of propargylic carboxylates in the presence of sulfides has resulted in highly efficient and novel transformations.