Recent advances in gold (III) chemistry: structure, bonding, reactivity, and role in homogeneous catalysis

L Rocchigiani, M Bochmann - Chemical Reviews, 2020 - ACS Publications
Over the past decade the organometallic chemistry of gold (III) has seen remarkable
advances. This includes the synthesis of the first examples of several compound classes that …

Migratory insertion of CO into a Au–C bond

JA Cadge, PJ Gates, JF Bower… - Journal of the American …, 2022 - ACS Publications
A MeDalPhos-ligated gold (III) metallafluorene complex, generated via C–C oxidative
addition of biphenylene, reacts with CO to produce 9-fluorenone. Experimental and …

Valence Tautomerism Induced Proton Coupled Electron Transfer: X− H Bond Oxidation with a Dinuclear Au (II) Hydroxide Complex

KM Hess, IF Leach, L Wijtenhorst, H Lee… - Angewandte …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
We report the preparation and characterization of the dinuclear AuII hydroxide complex
AuII2 (L) 2 (OH) 2 (L= N, N′‐bis (2, 6‐dimethyl) phenylformamidinate) and study its …

Highly Efficient Green Solution Processable Organic Light-Emitting Diodes Based on a Phosphorescent κ3-(N^C^C)Gold(III)-Alkynyl Complex

H Beucher, S Kumar, E Merino, WH Hu… - Chemistry of …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Gold (III) complexes are emerging as promising phosphorescent emitters for high-efficiency
organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs). However, despite recent advances in the …

Phosphorescent κ3‐(N^C^C)‐Gold(III) Complexes: Synthesis, Photophysics, Computational Studies and Application to Solution‐Processable OLEDs

H Beucher, S Kumar, R Kumar, E Merino… - … A European Journal, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Efficient OLED devices have been fabricated using organometallic complexes of platinum
group metals. Still, the high material cost and low stability represent central challenges for …

Mechanistic Insights into C(sp2)−C(sp)N Reductive Elimination from Gold(III) Cyanide Complexes

A Genoux, JA González, E Merino… - Angewandte …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
A new family of phosphine‐ligated dicyanoarylgold (III) complexes has been prepared and
their reactivity towards reductive elimination has been studied in detail. Both, a highly …

Synthesis of New Donor‐Substituted Biphenyls: Pre‐ligands for Highly Luminescent (C^ C^ D) Gold (III) Pincer Complexes

W Feuerstein, C Holzer, X Gui… - … A European Journal, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
We herein report on new synthetic strategies for the preparation of pyridine and imidazole
substituted 2, 2'‐dihalo biphenyls. These structures are pre‐ligands suitable for the …

Homolytic X‐H Bond Cleavage at a Gold (III) Hydroxide: Insights into One‐Electron Events at Gold

S Engbers, IF Leach, RWA Havenith… - … –A European Journal, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract C (sp3)‐H and O− H bond breaking steps in the oxidation of 1, 4‐cyclohexadiene
and phenol by a Au (III)‐OH complex were studied computationally. The analysis reveals …

Gold‐Catalyzed Alkoxy‐Carbonylation of Aryl and Vinyl Iodides

VW Bhoyare, A Bera, V Gandon… - Angewandte Chemie, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Herein, for the first time, we disclose the gold‐catalyzed alkoxy‐carbonylation of aryl and
vinyl iodides utilizing ligand‐enabled Au (I)/Au (III) redox catalysis. The present methodology …

(P^ N^ C) Ligands to Stabilize Gold (III): A Straightforward Access to Hydroxo, Formate, and Hydride Complexes

J Martín, J Schörgenhumer, M Biedrzycki… - Inorganic …, 2024 - ACS Publications
A novel class of (P^ N^ C) pincer ligands capable of stabilizing elusive gold (III) species is
reported here. Straightforward access to (P^ N^ C) gold (III) hydroxo, formate, and hydride …