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 …

Water is one of the most abundant molecules on earth. It is inexpensive, especially when
compared to organic solvents, nonflammable, and nontoxic, it has a large heat capacity, and …

The catalytic addition of water to unsaturated C–C or C–N π bonds represent one of the
most important and environmentally sustainable methods to form C–O bonds for the …

Attachment of N-heterocyclic carbenes (NHCs) on the surface of metal nanoparticle (NP)
catalysts permits fine-tuning of catalytic activity and product selectivity. Yet, NHC-coated Au …

NHC-Au-X (NHC= 1, 3-bis (2, 6-diisopropylphenyl) imidazol-2-ylidene, X–= BArF–, BF4–,
SbF6–, OTf–, NTf2–, ClO4–, OTs–, TFA–) catalysts were tested in the hydration of alkynes. A …

The efficient intermolecular reaction of gold carbene intermediates, generated via gold-
catalyzed alkyne oxidation, with indoles and anilines has been realized in aqueous media …

We report here on the synthesis of a series of mono-and dinuclear gold (I) complexes
exhibiting sulfonated bis (NHC) ligands and novel hydroxylated mono (NHC) Au (I) …

Gold (I) chloride complexes are stable, widespread precatalysts that generally require
activation by halide abstraction to display useful catalytic activity. Chloride scavenging is …

An effective method using gold (I) isocyanide complexes as catalysts for the transformation
of various alkynes to the corresponding ketones is successfully developed. The hydration …

A series of novel gold (I) complexes bearing galactopyranoside-based N-heterocyclic
carbene ligands have been synthesized via transmetalation of the corresponding Ag (I) …