On the nature of the reactive intermediates in gold-catalyzed cycloisomerization reactions

Angewandte Chemie - International Edition

Volumn 47, Issue 27, 2008, Pages 5030-5033

  Fürstner, Alois ^a   Morency, Louis ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR KOHLENFORSCHUNG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Carbenes; Carbocations; Gold; Homogeneous catalysis; Platinum

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL REACTIONS; CYCLIZATION; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; STEREOSELECTIVITY;

CARBENES; CARBOCATIONS; HOMOGENEOUS CATALYSIS; PLATINUM;

GOLD;

EID: 53049098944     PISSN: 14337851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/anie.200800934     Document Type: Article

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