Simple Gold-Catalyzed Synthesis of Benzofulvenes—gem-Diaurated Species as “Instant Dual-Activation” Precatalysts

Prof. Dr. A. Stephen K. Hashmi,* Dipl.-Chem. Ingo Braun, Dipl.-Chem. Pascal Nösel, Dipl.-Chem. Johannes Schädlich, M. Sc. Marcel Wieteck, Dr. Matthias Rudolph and Dr. Frank Rominger

Angewandte Chemie International Edition 2012, 51, 4456–4460

DOI: 10.1002/anie.201109183