Title: Cationic Gold(I) Complexes: Highly Efficient Catalysts for the Addition of Alcohols to Alkynes
Abstract: Angewandte Chemie International EditionVolume 37, Issue 10 p. 1415-1418 CommunicationFree Access Cationic Gold(I) Complexes: Highly Efficient Catalysts for the Addition of Alcohols to Alkynes J. Henrique Teles, J. Henrique Teles [email protected] BASF AG, Ammoniaklaboratorium, D-67056 Ludwigshafen (Germany), Fax: (+49) 621-60-56116Search for more papers by this authorStefan Brode, Stefan Brode BASF AG, Ammoniaklaboratorium, D-67056 Ludwigshafen (Germany), Fax: (+49) 621-60-56116Search for more papers by this authorMathieu Chabanas, Mathieu Chabanas BASF AG, Ammoniaklaboratorium, D-67056 Ludwigshafen (Germany), Fax: (+49) 621-60-56116Search for more papers by this author J. Henrique Teles, J. Henrique Teles [email protected] BASF AG, Ammoniaklaboratorium, D-67056 Ludwigshafen (Germany), Fax: (+49) 621-60-56116Search for more papers by this authorStefan Brode, Stefan Brode BASF AG, Ammoniaklaboratorium, D-67056 Ludwigshafen (Germany), Fax: (+49) 621-60-56116Search for more papers by this authorMathieu Chabanas, Mathieu Chabanas BASF AG, Ammoniaklaboratorium, D-67056 Ludwigshafen (Germany), Fax: (+49) 621-60-56116Search for more papers by this author First published: 17 December 1998 https://doi.org/10.1002/(SICI)1521-3773(19980605)37:10<1415::AID-ANIE1415>3.0.CO;2-NCitations: 681AboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onEmailFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditWechat Abstract Gold complexes are almost unknown in homogeneous catalysis, and for a long time gold was even thought of as “catalytically dead”. This is clearly not the case for cationic phosphanegold(I) complexes (see reaction below), which can catalyze the addition of alcohols to alkynes with turnover frequencies up to 1.5 s−1 and total turnover numbers up to 105! R=H, alkyl, Ph, CH2OH. Citing Literature Volume37, Issue10June 5, 1998Pages 1415-1418 RelatedInformation