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

In this contribution, we provide an overview of the main avenues that have emerged in gold
coordination chemistry during the last years. The unique properties of gold have motivated …

The ability of the hemilabile (P, N) MeDalphos ligand to trigger oxidative addition of
iodoarenes to gold has been thoroughly studied. Competition experiments and Hammett …

A (MeDalphos) AuCl complex was found to efficiently catalyze the cross-coupling of indoles
and allyl acetates/alcohols. The reaction tolerates many functional groups and selectively …

Carbene insertion reactions with B–H bonds are a challenging but promising method for the
synthesis of organoboranes. Herein, we report visible-light-induced B–H insertions of HBpin …

Gold carbene complexes have been recognized as common intermediates in gold-catalyzed
organic syntheses. In this field, α-imino gold carbene complexes, in the last few years, have …

Iridium-catalyzed boron–hydrogen bond insertion reactions of trimethylamine-borane and
sulfoxonium ylides have been demonstrated, furnishing α-boryl ketones in moderate to …

Although transition-metal-catalyzed B–H bond insertion of carbenes into stable borane
adducts has emerged as a promising method for organoborane synthesis, all the diazo …

The ability of gold to act as proton acceptor and participate in hydrogen bonding remains an
open question. Here, we report the synthesis and characterization of cationic gold (I) …

The gold (I)‐catalyzed retro‐Buchner (decarbenation, retrocyclopropanation) reaction of 7‐
substituted cycloheptatrienes has emerged as a safe and powerful alternative for the …