N-Heterocyclic carbenes (NHCs) are cyclic carbenes bearing at least one R-amino
substituent. 1 The most common subclasses of NHCs are represented in Chart 1. Early work …

Despite the ubiquity of metallic gold (Au) in popular culture, its deployment in homogeneous
catalysis has only recently undergone widespread investigation. In the past decade, and …

Synthetic chemists are constantly challenged to consider more environmentally benign
methods for generation of the desired target molecules. 1 Recently, there has been an …

Water is truly ubiquitous. Approximately 80% of the earth's surface is covered by water,
although only 1% of this is drinkable water. Water is the solvent of life and makes up about …

A highly efficient [(NHC) AuI]-based (NHC= N-heterocyclic carbene) catalytic system for the
hydration of an array of alkynes that operates under acid-free conditions and at very low …

Gold (I) alkynyl complexes present a growing research field with respect to their very wide
range of applications in different areas such as luminescence, molecular recognition, optical …

A general atom-economical approach for the synthesis of α-acyloxy methyl ketone is
demonstrated through regioselective hydration of a wide range of propargyl acetates …

A general atom-economical approach for the synthesis of α-halomethyl ketones is
demonstrated through hydration of a wide range of haloalkynes. Other outstanding features …

A series of novel water-soluble AuI complexes using sulfonated N-heterocyclic
imidazolylidene carbenes as ligands was prepared by transmetalation from the …

Zwitterionic imidazolium salts bearing 3-sulfonatopropyl, and 2-pyridyl, 2-picolyl, and 2-
pyridylethyl substituents have been synthesized and employed as precursors for the …