Synthesis of axially chiral gold complexes and their applications in asymmetric catalyses

• Yin-wei Sun,
• Qin Xu and
• Min Shi

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2013, 9, 2224–2232, doi:10.3762/bjoc.9.261

• product in moderate yields and up to 29% ee. Keywords: asymmetric gold catalysis; chiral Au catalysts; gold-π interaction; NHC gold complex; Introduction After the long-held assumption of the non-reactivity of gold complexes, numerous reactions catalyzed by gold complexes have emerged in the last 2