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“High Noon” in Gold Catalysis: Carbene versus Carbocation Intermediates
Author(s) -
Hashmi A. Stephen K.
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
angewandte chemie international edition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.831
H-Index - 550
eISSN - 1521-3773
pISSN - 1433-7851
DOI - 10.1002/anie.200802517
Subject(s) - carbocation , carbene , chemistry , catalysis , photochemistry , organic chemistry
What is the nature of the gold–carbon bond —double, single? The structure of a crucial intermediate of many gold‐catalyzed reactions has become a matter of debate. A current study demonstrates that the carbocationic form determines the outcome of many cycloisomerizations.