The Role of Metal Hydroxide Complexes in Late Transition Metal‐Mediated Transmetalation Reaction: The Case of Gold

Stéphanie Dupuy, L. Ellis Crawford, Alexandra M. Z. Slawin, Steven P. Nolan

Advanced Synthesis & Catalysis · 2012 · 42 citations · 28 references

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Abstract

Abstract In gold chemistry, the hydroxide function on the metal center was observed to act as a potent transmetalation group facilitator when reacted with boronic acids leading to the exceedingly rapid formation of gold‐aryl bonds.

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