The mechanism of the gold(I)-catalyzed Meyer-Schuster rearrangement of 1-phenyl-2-propyn-1-ol via 4-endo-dig cyclization.

With the aim of rationalizing the experimental counterion- and solvent-dependent reactivity in the gold(i)-catalyzed Meyer-Schuster rearrangement of 1-phenyl-2-propyn-1-ol, a computational mechanistic study unraveled the unexpected formation of a gold-oxetene intermediate via commonly unfavorable 4-endo-dig cyclization triggered by the counterion in low polarity solvents.

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