The value of gold ‘n’ rings: An isoflavanone moiety is the key structural feature of many complex natural products. It is now shown that such structures can be generated efficiently and atom economically by the annulation of simple o-hydroxybenzaldehydes with alkynes in the presence of a gold(I) catalyst (see scheme).
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