Recent developments in enantioselective gold(I) catalysis.
Journal Article (Journal Article)
The use of gold(I) complexes as catalysts for organic transformations has become increasingly common over the past decade, leading to the development of a number of useful carbon-carbon and carbon-heteroatom bond-forming processes. In contrast, enantioselective catalysis employing gold(I) complexes was, until recently, exceedingly rare, due in large part to the pronounced tendency of gold(I) to form linear, two-coordinate complexes. However, new approaches and strategies have emerged over the past two years, leading to the development of a number of effective gold(I)-catalyzed enantioselective transformations, most notably the enantioselective hydrofunctionalization of allenes. Outlined herein is an overview of enantioselective gold(I) catalysis since 2005.
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Duke Authors
Cited Authors
- Widenhoefer, RA
Published Date
- January 2008
Published In
Volume / Issue
- 14 / 18
Start / End Page
- 5382 - 5391
PubMed ID
- 18442031
Electronic International Standard Serial Number (EISSN)
- 1521-3765
International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)
- 0947-6539
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
- 10.1002/chem.200800219
Language
- eng