Support for the direct route: That cyclobutenes are not necessary intermediates in the skeletal rearrangement of enynes is supported by DFT calculations and kinetic studies. Cyclobutenes may arise from the corresponding syn-cyclopropylgold(I) carbenes (see scheme).
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