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 …

C–H bonds are ubiquitous in organic molecules. Homogenous gold-catalyzed direct
functionalization of unsaturated C–H bonds has emerged as a powerful method in our …

Two-dimensionally extended, polycyclic heteroaromatic molecules (heterocyclic
nanographenes) are a highly versatile class of organic materials, applicable as functional …

Nitrogen-containing heterocyclic compounds are not only prevalent in an extensive number
of natural products and synthetic pharmaceuticals but are also used as building blocks in …

Alkyne‐carbonyl metathesis is a type of carbon‐carbon forming reaction involving the
construction a carbon‐carbon double bond and a carbonyl group in one transformation …

Gold coordinated to neutral phosphines (R3P), N‐heterocyclic carbenes (NHCs) or anionic
ligands is catalytically active in functionalizing various C− H bonds with high selectivity. The …

A facile, efficient and general synthetic method for iodopyridines is described. When treated
with molecular iodine in the presence of sodium bicarbonate, N-propargylic β-enaminones …

Abstract π‐Activation of alkynyl precursors possessing an endogenous carbon nucleophile
is one of the imperative topics in homogeneous gold catalysis as it offers Csp3‐Csp2 and …

Natural 5, 8-quinolinedione antibiotics exhibit a broad spectrum of activities including
anticancer, antibacterial, antifungal, and antimalarial activities. The structure–activity …

An efficient, general, and unprecedented methodology for the synthesis of 2-methylene-2, 3-
dihydro-1, 4-thiazepines from N-propargylic β-enaminones is described. Initially, N …