Bhanudas Dattatray Mokar and Rai-Shung Liu
Chem. Commun., 2014,50, 8966-8969
DOI:
10.1039/C4CC02786H,
Communication
Regiocontrolled hydrations of 1-aryl-3-en-1-ynes have been accomplished with IPrAuOTf and PtCl2/CO to yield 3-en-1-ones and 2-en-1-ones efficiently; our experimental data indicates that the sizes of catalysts play an important role.