Intermolecular Alkene Difunctionalization via Gold‐Catalyzed Oxyarylation

Abstract The gold‐catalyzed intermolecular oxyarylation of alkenes is reported. This work employed the oxidative addition of aryl iodides to Me−DalphosAu + for the formation of a Au III −Ar intermediate. The better binding ability of alkenes over O nucleophiles ensured the success of intermolecular oxyarylation, giving desired products with a broad substrate scope and high efficiency (>50 examples with up to 95 % yield). One‐pot converting of methoxy groups into other nucleophiles allowed achieving alkene difunctionalization with the construction of C−N, C−S, and C−C bonds under mild conditions.