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 …

Mesoionic carbenes are a subclass of the family of N-heterocyclic carbenes that generally
feature less heteroatom stabilization of the carbenic carbon and hence impart specific donor …

Gold chemistry has developed extensively in the past decade, and a dozen good reviews
have been presented discussing this progress. Few however have paid close attention to …

Even though the existence of 1, 2, 3‐triazoles has been known for more than a century, the
recent discovery of a copper (I) catalyzed version of this reaction has attributed …

The last two decades have seen a veritable explosion in the use of gold (I) complexes
bearing N-heterocyclic carbene (NHC) and phosphine (PR3) ligands. Both ligand families …

Gold catalysis has witnessed immense evolution in recent years, yet it still requires the use
of activators to render the common [AuCl (L)] complexes catalytically active. Herein, the H …

Despite the unique position of gold catalysis in contemporary organic synthesis, this area of
research is notorious for requiring activators and/or additives that enable catalysis by …

Catalysis with gold (I) complexes is a useful route for synthesizing a variety of important
heterocycles. Often, silver (I) additives are necessary to increase the Lewis acidity at the …

Mesoionic carbenes have found wide use as components of homogeneous catalysts.
Recent discoveries have, however, shown that metal complexes of such ligands also have …

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