Abstract
A gold-catalyzed highly diastereoselective synthesis of functionalised 3,4-disubstituted butyrolactams via phosphatyloxy or carbonate double migrations is reported, which is proposed to proceed by a tandem 1,3-phosphatyloxy or carbonate migration and a long-range 1,5-phosphatyloxy or carbonate migration, which overall corresponds to a formal 1,6-migration.