Esters are for the first time used as α,β-unsaturated alkynyl acyl ammonium and azolium precursors to undergo a formal [2 + 3] annulation with amidomalonates through DMAP/LiCl or carbene/LiCl cooperative catalysis. A wide range of (Z)-5-amino-3-furanones were obtained in moderate to high yields with high regioselectivity and stereoselectivity. In addition, a plausible mechanism based on the calculated charge distribution of the intermediates is proposed to explain the regioselectivity.
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