Application
Chloro(triphenylphosphine)gold(I) serves as a versatile reagent in gold chemistry, primarily due to its ability to catalyze various rearrangement reactions in organic synthesis. It is instrumental in the preparation of 1-methylthyminato-N3-triphenylphosphinegold(I) through its reaction with 1-methylthymine and functions as a precursor for the synthesis of both gold(I) and gold(III) organometallic compounds. This compound efficiently catalyzes the cyclization of O-propargyl carbamates into alkylideneoxazolidinones using a 5-exo-digonal pathway at ambient temperature. Additionally, it facilitates the cycloisomerization of enynes with cyclic olefins, converting them into complex, highly-fused polycyclic dienes, also at room temperature.