NHC–AuCl/Selectfluor: A Highly Efficient Catalytic System for Carbene-Transfer Reactions

Abstract

The combination of NHC-gold complex and Selectfluor has been found to be a highly efficient catalyst system for carbene-transfer reactions, with a turnover number (TON) up to 990000 and a turnover frequency (TOF) up to 82500 h(-1).