This review considers phosphine and N-heterocyclic carbene complexes of gold (I) that are
used as (pre) catalysts for a range of reactions in organic synthesis. These are divided …

Gold catalysis in total synthesis – recent achievements - Chemical Society Reviews (RSC
Publishing) DOI:10.1039/C5CS00721F Royal Society of Chemistry View PDF VersionPrevious …

Three-and four-membered rings, widespread motifs in nature and medicinal chemistry, have
fascinated chemists ever since their discovery. However, due to energetic considerations …

Despite their impressive capacity to access diverse functional groups and to synthesize
structurally complex molecules, the majority of the organic reactions suffers from harsh …

Homogeneous gold-catalyzed cyclopropanation has emerged as a powerful method in
organic synthesis due to its rich chemistry and fascinating reactivity. This thriving strategy is …

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 …

Gold catalysis in total synthesis—an update - Chemical Society Reviews (RSC Publishing)
DOI:10.1039/C1CS15279C Royal Society of Chemistry View PDF VersionPrevious ArticleNext …

Allenes are highly valuable synthetic precursors in preparative organic chemistry because of
their ability to undergo a variety of transformations. 1 Among many different reaction modes …

Abstract 140 Years ago Adolf von Baeyer proposed the structure of a heteroaromatic
compound which revolutionized organic and medical chemistry: indole. After more than a …

Homogeneous gold catalysis has received growing attention over the past few years,
enabling the replacement of consolidated organic reactions with more simple, selective, and …