ChemInform Abstract: A Highly Efficient Mukaiyama—Mannich Reaction of N-Boc Isatin Ketimines and Other Active Cyclic Ketimines Using Difluoroenol Silyl Ethers Catalyzed by Ph3PAuOTf.
Cyclic ketimines (I), and active cyclic sulfonimines (VIII) undergo Mukaiyama—Mannich reactions with difluoroenol silyl ethers (II) catalyzed by title Au(I) complex affording cyclic compounds substituted by an ,-difluoroketone moiety.