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Gold‐ N ‐Heterocyclic Carbene Complexes of Mineral Acids
Author(s) -
Brill Marcel,
Nahra Fady,
GómezHerrera Alberto,
Zinser Caroline,
Cordes David B.,
Slawin Alexandra M. Z.,
Nolan Steven P.
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
chemcatchem
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.497
H-Index - 106
eISSN - 1867-3899
pISSN - 1867-3880
DOI - 10.1002/cctc.201601290
Subject(s) - carbene , deprotonation , chemistry , sulfuric acid , mineral acid , catalysis , mineral , medicinal chemistry , organic chemistry , ion , aqueous solution
We have synthesized and characterized new gold‐N‐heterocyclic carbene (NHC) complexes derived from the deprotonation of mineral acids. The use of sulfuric acid was a particularly interesting case. These complexes were tested in known gold‐catalyzed reactions, such as the hydration of alkynes and the Meyer–Schuster rearrangement. They proved to be highly efficient in both reactions.