Recent progress towards the transition-metal-catalyzed Nazarov cyclization of alkynes via metal carbenes

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Gold-catalyzed cycloadditions of allenesviametal carbenes

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Recent advances in transition-metal-catalyzed Büchner reaction of alkynes

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Org. Biomol. Chem., 2023, 21, 5150
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Copper catalyzed dearomatization by Michael-type addition of indolyl ynones: divergent synthesis of functionalized spiroindoles and cyclopenta[c]quinolin-3-ones

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Metallaelectro-catalyzed alkyne annulations via C–H activations for sustainable heterocycle syntheses

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Cu(i)- and Au(i)-catalyzed regioselective oxidation of diynes: divergent synthesis of N-heterocycles

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Gold-catalyzed oxidative cyclization of amide-alkynes: access to functionalized γ-lactams

Yi Zheng, Ting-Ting Zhang and Wen-Bo Shen

Org. Biomol. Chem., 2021, 19, 9688
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Homogeneous Copper‐Catalyzed Cycloisomerization Reaction of Allenynes: Rapid Access to Functionalized Pyrroles

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Adv Synth Catal, 2025, 367
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Gold-Catalyzed Single O-Transfer to Internal CF3-Alkynes. Regioselective Synthesis of 4-Trifluoromethylated Oxazoles

Karina O. Mahmedova, Vadim Yu. Kukushkin and Alexey Yu. Dubovtsev

J. Org. Chem., 2025, 90, 12397
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Synthesis of γ-Ketoamides from Nitrones and Ynamides through a Copper-Catalyzed Cascade Reaction

Abdullah S. Alshreimi, Esther J. Shim, Donald J. Wink and Laura L. Anderson

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Rapid Access to Functionalized γ-Lactams through Copper-Catalyzed Oxidative Cyclization of Diynes

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Synlett, 2023, 34, 149
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Copper(I)-Catalyzed Enyne Oxidation/Cyclopropanation: Divergent and Enantioselective Synthesis of Cyclopropanes

Wen-Bo Shen, Xiang-Ting Tang, Ting-Ting Zhang, Dong-Can Lv, Dan Zhao, Tong-Fu Su and Lei Meng

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Regioselective C−H Functionalization of HeteroareneN‐Oxides Enabled by a Traceless Nucleophile

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Gold‐Catalyzed Alkyne‐Amine Cascade Annulations: A Modern Strategy for Azaheterocycle Construction

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Recent Progress towards the Transition-Metal-Catalyzed Dearomatizing Spirocyclization Reactions of Indolyl Ynones

Kua-Fei Wei, Xiao-Lei Jiang, Guang-Xin Ru, Xiu-Hong Zhu and Wen-Bo Shen

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Homogeneous Gold-Catalyzed Oxidation Reactions

Zhitong Zheng, Xu Ma, Xinpeng Cheng, Ke Zhao, Kaylaa Gutman, Tianyou Li and Liming Zhang

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Recent Progress in N-Heterocyclic Carbene Gold-Catalyzed Reactions of Alkynes Involving Oxidation/Amination/Cycloaddition

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Unlocking the Potential of CF3-Alkynes in Gold-Catalyzed Oxygen Transfer: A Direct Route to Trifluoromethylated Compounds

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Chiral N-heterocyclic Carbene Gold Complexes: Synthesis and Applications in Catalysis

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Gold‐Catalyzed Tandem Oxidation‐Migration of 3‐Propargyl Indoles: Synthesis of α‐Indol‐3‐yl α,β‐Unsaturated Carbonyls

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Gold-Catalyzed Synthesis of Small Rings

Mauro Mato, Allegra Franchino, Cristina Garcı́a-Morales and Antonio M. Echavarren

Chem. Rev., 2021, 121, 8613
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Regioselective C−H Functionalization of HeteroareneN‐Oxides Enabled by a Traceless Nucleophile

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Regioselective access to polycyclic N-heterocycles via homogeneous copper-catalyzed cascade cyclization of allenynes

Kua-Fei Wei, Qing Liu, Guang Ma, Xiao-Lei Jiang, Xiu-Hong Zhu, Guang-Xin Ru and Wen-Bo Shen

Commun Chem, 2023, 6
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Copper-catalyzed alkyne oxidation/Büchner-type ring-expansion to access benzo[6,7]azepino[2,3-b]quinolines and pyridine-based diones

Xiao-Lei Jiang, Qing Liu, Kua-Fei Wei, Ting-Ting Zhang, Guang Ma, Xiu-Hong Zhu, Guang-Xin Ru, Lijie Liu, Lian-Rui Hu and Wen-Bo Shen

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Gold‐Catalyzed Oxidative Alkyne Functionalization by N−O/S−O/C−O Bond Oxidants

Sabyasachi Bhunia, Partha Ghosh and Snigdha Rani Patra

Adv Synth Catal, 2020, 362, 3664
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Gold-Catalyzed Asymmetric Thioallylation of Propiolates via Charge-Induced Thio-Claisen Rearrangement

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Gold‐Catalyzed Oxygen Transfer to Alkynylsulfones: A Diazo‐Free Route to 4‐Sulfonyl‐1,3‐Oxazoles

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