本文介紹了藉由使用金及銠鹽開發新的合成有機轉換。使用這些軟alkynophilic金屬使廣泛的各種各樣的現成的基質進行溫和的、非鏡像選擇性和高效轉換來合成有用的含氮雜環產物。為了更好了解，將本文共分四章。

第一章關於金催化1-炔基-2-硝基苯進行氧化還原/[2+2+1]環加成反應以合成有立體選擇性含氮雜環。這樣的氮雜環核心是大自然最經常遇到的架構並在生物領域具有廣泛的應用。所產生的產物的核心結構是透過一個正式的[2+2+1]環加成反應，其中包含α-羰基碳烯、亞硝基類與烯類化合物。催化的應用包括不同的多電子烯烴和含多種取代基的苯環。

第二章關於金催化硝基苯與烯基金進行[3+3]環加成反應以有效地合成奎林與奎林氮氧化物。此新反應的應用使藉由廣泛二氮化合物與硝基苯來完成。

第三章利用金金屬催化產生金卡賓中間體並與亞硝基苯進行[4+2]環化加成反應而得1,2氮氧化合物。此[4+2]環化產物是經由炔丙醚類與亞硝基苯與適當的金屬催化條件得到，並且可適用於建構相當廣泛的官能基上。

第四章敘述發現到重氮烯類化合物會經由波瓦羅夫反應得到含氮環化產物，利用三氟甲基硫酸催化進行波瓦羅夫反應可得到高度的立體選擇性環化重氮產物，進而得到二氫奎寧或是dihydro-1H-benzo[b]azepines，產物具有天然物或有生物活性化合物的主架構。

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