… by catalytic oxidation of alkynes and trapped in … gold catalyzed oxidation reaction has been
obtained so far. Hence, we decided to study the possible formation of gold(I) α-oxo carbenes …

… to now a “beautiful golden swan”. A large array … alkynes has lately revealed the importance
of inductive effect. When the propargylic acetate 29 was subjected to oxidative gold catalysis, …

… redox reactions of oximes, we projected that reactions between nitrones and alkynes would
lead to α-oxo gold carbenes … The nitrones played the dual role of nucleophilic oxidant and …

… This Review focuses on the key role of important α-oxo … The carbene group in gold α-oxo
carbene complexes (Scheme 1) … reported gold-catalyzed intramolecular redox cyclization of …

… react possibly with in-situ generated α-oxo gold carbenes. Thus, the dual catalytic role has
been observed by single gold … of α-oxo gold carbenes via TM-catalyzed alkyne oxidation but …

… proposed as key reaction intermediates by using benign and readily available alkynes instead
of diazo … The substitutions at the gold carbene center play essential roles in modulating its …

… α-oxo gold carbene generated from the alkyne oxidation proceeded smoothly 1,2-C–H insertions
instead of further oxidation… mechanistic insights, including the role of the electronic and …

… alkyne and a carboxamide using a gold-catalyzed oxidation … intermediate, a terminal α-oxo
gold carbene, previously known … The role of these bidentate phosphines in this reaction is …

… electrophilic gold catalysis, benzofurazan N-oxides function as … of the corresponding α-oxo
gold carbene species 114 is also … of α-oxo gold carbenoids using nucleophilic N- or S-oxide …

… generated via gold-catalyzed intermolecular alkyne oxidation and its relevant reactions can
be … Importantly, gold serves dual catalytic roles at the same time in such a tandem sequence, …