N-Heterocyclic carbene–gold(I)-catalyzed carboheterofunctionalization of alkenes with arylboronic acids

A new approach to the synthesis of pyrrolidine, tetrahydrofuran, and imidazolidin-2-one via N-heterocyclic carbene–gold(I)-catalyzed intramolecular amino- or oxyarylation reactions from a wide variety of alkene substrates such as N-allyl amides, alcohols, carboxylic acids, and ureas in the presence of Selectfluor under mild conditions has been developed.