Complex Annulations through Silver Carbenoid Intermediate: An Alternative Entry to Transformations of 1,2,3-Triazoles.

An alternative entry to transformations of N-sulfonyl-4-(2-(ethynyl)aryl)-1,2,3-triazoles with various generated in situ or external nucleophiles by means of silver catalysis for producing diverse functionalized isoquinolines is described. Mechanistically, the reaction is proposed to involve a key silver carbenoid intermediate, thus enabling the formation of multiple chemical bonds via ring opening, N2 extrusion, silver carbenoid formation, nucleophilic addition, and complex annulations cascades.