Recent advances in the gold-catalyzed additions to C–C multiple bonds
2011

Advances in Gold-Catalyzed Additions to Carbon-Carbon Bonds

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Author Information

Author(s): Huang He, Zhou Yu, Liu Hong, Toste F Dean

Primary Institution: State Key Laboratory of Drug Research, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201203, China

Conclusion

Gold-catalyzed reactions have become a powerful tool in organic synthesis, enabling the formation of carbon-carbon bonds through various methods.

Supporting Evidence

  • Gold-catalyzed reactions are atom-economic and mild, making them advantageous over other transition-metal catalysts.
  • Recent developments have led to over 500 publications on gold-catalyzed reactions since 2008.
  • Gold-catalyzed reactions allow for the formation of complex molecular frameworks through tandem reactions.

Takeaway

This study talks about how gold can help make new chemical bonds in a simpler way, which is really useful for creating medicines and other important materials.

Methodology

The review summarizes various gold-catalyzed reactions, focusing on the addition of X–H bonds to C–C multiple bonds, tandem reactions, and asymmetric additions.

Limitations

The review only covers literature published from 2008 to early 2011, potentially missing more recent advancements.

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

10.3762/bjoc.7.103

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