Abstract
We report a silver-induced switching of regioselectivity in gold-catalyzed reactions, and we provide mechanistic evidence to suggest a true "silver effect": that is, one that is implicated in the catalytic process itself, via σ-gold π-silver acetylides. These results are of significance because they clearly show that the use of silver as halide abstractors in gold-catalyzed reactions may result in "silver effects" when terminal alkyne substrates are involved.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 2552-2557 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | ACS Catalysis |
| Volume | 9 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 1 Mar 2019 |
Keywords
- digold
- gold
- gold acetylide
- hydroamination
- regiodivergent
- silver
- silver-effect