Within the wide family of gold-catalyzed reactions, gold photocatalysis intrinsically features
unique elementary steps. When gold catalysis meets photocatalysis, a valence change of …

This review describes the gold-catalyzed reactions of specially activated alkynes, allenes,
and alkenes. Such species are characterized by the presence of either electron-donating or …

Gold catalysis has proven to be an important breakthrough for organic synthesis. The
tunable nature of gold catalysts, the unique properties of gold, and the mild reaction …

Three-and four-membered rings, widespread motifs in nature and medicinal chemistry, have
fascinated chemists ever since their discovery. However, due to energetic considerations …

Compounds having cyclic molecular frameworks are highly regarded for their abundance
and diverse utilities. In particular, medium-sized carbocycles and heterocycles exist in a …

For centuries, gold had been considered a precious, purely decorative inert metal. It was not
until 1986 that Ito and Hayashi described the first application of gold (I) in homogeneous …

Homogeneous gold-catalyzed cyclopropanation has emerged as a powerful method in
organic synthesis due to its rich chemistry and fascinating reactivity. This thriving strategy is …

For more than a decade the innovative field of homogeneous catalysis by gold was
dominated by the interaction of the substrate molecule with one gold center, in most cases in …

The two main strategies of gold-catalysed oxidative cyclisation are discussed in this tutorial.
The first one employs nucleophilic oxidants as either internal or external nucleophiles. The …

Metal carbenes usually possess versatile reactivities that are controlled by the presence of
both the metals and the ligands. Diazo compounds are commonly used for the generation of …