Gold-catalyzed spiro-N,O-ketal synthesis†
Abstract
An efficient method for the synthesis of spiro-N,O-ketals with 5- and 6-membered rings was developed via a gold-catalyzed spiroamidoketalization of alkynyl amidoalcohols under mild conditions. This methodology has been successfully applied to the synthesis of a spiro-N,O-ketal analogue of marineosin A.