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Highly stereoselective Au(I)-catalyzed pyrrole additions to enantioenriched allenes afford a unique entry to optically active heterocycles. Asymmetric quaternary carbons can be installed with concurrent heterocycle annulation utilizing this methodology. The enantioenriched allenes are conveniently obtained by catalytic asymmetric acyl halide-aldehyde cyclocondensations and SN2' ring opening of the resulting enantioenriched beta-lactones. An enantioselective total synthesis of (-)-rhazinilam highlights the potential utility of this reaction technology in target-oriented synthesis.
Liu et al. (2006) studied this question.