Main avenues in gold coordination chemistry

RP Herrera, MC Gimeno - Chemical Reviews, 2021 - ACS Publications
In this contribution, we provide an overview of the main avenues that have emerged in gold
coordination chemistry during the last years. The unique properties of gold have motivated …

Charge Displacement Analysis—A Tool to Theoretically Characterize the Charge Transfer Contribution of Halogen Bonds

G Ciancaleoni, F Nunzi, L Belpassi - Molecules, 2020 - mdpi.com
Theoretical bonding analysis is of prime importance for the deep understanding of the
various chemical interactions, covalent or not. Among the various methods that have been …

The First Crystal Structure of a Reactive Dirhodium Carbene Complex and a Versatile Method for the Preparation of Gold Carbenes by Rhodium‐to‐Gold …

C Werlé, R Goddard, A Fürstner - Angewandte Chemie, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
The dirhodium carbene derived from bis (4‐methoxyphenyl) diazomethane and [Rh (tpa)
4]⋅ CH2Cl2 (tpa= triphenylacetate) was characterized by UV, IR, and NMR spectroscopy …

Gold–alkynyls in catalysis: alkyne activation, gold cumulenes and nuclearity

CJV Halliday, JM Lynam - Dalton Transactions, 2016 - pubs.rsc.org
The use of cationic gold (I) species in the activation of substrates containing CC bonds has
become a valuable tool for synthetic chemists. Despite the seemingly simple label of 'alkyne …

Gold (I) Vinylidene Complexes as Reactive Intermediates and Their Tendency to π‐Backbond

L Nunes dos Santos Comprido… - … A European Journal, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Gold(I) Vinylidene Complexes as Reactive Intermediates and Their Tendency to π‐Backbond
- Nunes dos Santos Comprido - 2016 - Chemistry – A European Journal - Wiley Online Library …

Modulating the Bonding Properties of N‐Heterocyclic Carbenes (NHCs): A Systematic Charge‐Displacement Analysis

CA Gaggioli, G Bistoni, G Ciancaleoni… - … A European Journal, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
In view of their intensive use as ligands in many reactions catalyzed by transition‐metal
complexes, modulation of the bonding properties of N‐heterocyclic carbenes (NHCs) on a …

π activation of alkynes in homogeneous and heterogeneous gold catalysis

G Bistoni, P Belanzoni, L Belpassi… - The Journal of Physical …, 2016 - ACS Publications
The activation of alkynes toward nucleophilic attack upon coordination to gold-based
catalysts (neutral and positively charged gold clusters and gold complexes commonly used …

Unraveling the anion/ligand interplay in the reaction mechanism of gold (I)-catalyzed alkoxylation of alkynes

L D'Amore, G Ciancaleoni, L Belpassi… - …, 2017 - ACS Publications
In this work DFT calculations have been performed to investigate the anion/ligand interplay
in the reaction mechanism of alkoxylation of alkynes promoted by gold (I) catalysts of …

On the Accessible Reaction Channels of Vinyl Gold (I) Species: π‐and σ‐Pathways

L Nunes dos Santos Comprido… - … A European Journal, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
The potential of vinyl Au species to react either through a controlled π‐or σ‐pathway is
demonstrated. This nomenclature is directly derived from the orbitals of the vinyl Au species …

13C NMR Spectroscopy of N‐Heterocyclic Carbenes Can Selectively Probe σ Donation in Gold(I) Complexes

D Marchione, MA Izquierdo, G Bistoni… - … A European Journal, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract The Dewar–Chatt–Duncanson (DCD) model provides a successful theoretical
framework to describe the nature of the chemical bond in transition‐metal compounds and is …