Molecular gold chemistry
Prof. Véronique Michelet, Université Côte d’Azur
Prof. Louis Fensterbank, Collège de France
After more than a decade, the Beilstein Journal of Organic Chemistry is once again curating a thematic issue devoted to gold, entitled "Molecular gold chemistry". Note that after "Gold catalysis for organic synthesis" in 2011 and "Gold catalysis for organic synthesis II" in 2013, this new thematic issue is deliberately designed to fit within a broader context and aligns with the ongoing intense developments in the field.
We envision to cover new catalytic processes featuring novel reactions, asymmetric catalysis by ligand design, and the emerging cross-coupling reactions. In the quest for more sustainable gold catalysis, new modes of activation, such as photocatalysis and electrochemistry, have also proved to be valuable in promoting some of these processes. In addition, we aim to highlight new advances in the coordination chemistry of gold complexes, the properties of organogold complexes, as well as their applications in biology and materials science. Finally, we wish to showcase the utilization of gold chemistry in the synthesis of natural products and other functional molecules.
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The trans-influence in gold chemistry from a catalytic perspective
- Manfred Bochmann
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2026, 22, 838–856, doi:10.3762/bjoc.22.66
Controlled supramolecular assemblies of luminescent tridentate cyclometalated alkynylgold(III) amphiphiles in aqueous media
- Kelvin Sze-Yim Cai,
- Brian Boyan Liu and
- Franco King-Chi Leung
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2026, 22, 1097–1106, doi:10.3762/bjoc.22.88
Redox-active photocatalytic N^C cyclometalated gold(III) catecholate complexes
- Miguel A. Gonzálvez,
- Sergio Diaz-Alonso,
- Juan José Gamboa-Carballo,
- Karinne Miqueu,
- György Szalóki and
- Didier Bourissou
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2026, 22, 1214–1220, doi:10.3762/bjoc.22.97
Intermolecular water attack to alkenylgold carbenes derived from 3-propargylindoles
- Lorena Renedo,
- Marta Solas,
- Samuel Suárez-Pantiga and
- Roberto Sanz
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2026, 22, 1221–1228, doi:10.3762/bjoc.22.98
Synthesis of spiro-1,2-dihydropyridine derivatives via cycloisomerization of 3-aza-1,5-enynes catalyzed by gold(I) complex/polyoxometalate hybrids
- Titien Simon,
- Fabian Schlimpen,
- Pierre de Frémont,
- Stefan Chassaing and
- Aurélien Blanc
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2026, 22, 1316–1322, doi:10.3762/bjoc.22.106
Bifunctional ligand-enabled gold-catalyzed cycloisomerization of 2'-ethynylbiaryl-2-yl carbonyl compounds
- Matthew Shapiro,
- Carlos D. Quintanilla and
- Liming Zhang
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2026, 22, 1351–1357, doi:10.3762/bjoc.22.109
Gold(I) vinylidenes as intermediates in catalysis: experimental and computational evidence
- Arnau R. Sugranyes,
- Imma Escofet and
- Antonio M. Echavarren
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2026, 22, 1469–1479, doi:10.3762/bjoc.22.117
Synthesis of heterocycles containing a spiro-cyclopropane unit via orthogonal tandem catalysis involving Au(III)-hydroelementation and Rh(II)-cyclopropanation reactions
- Ervan Salvi,
- Loïc Vidal,
- Patrick Wagner,
- Mihaela Gulea,
- Nicolas Girard and
- Gaëlle Blond
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2026, 22, 1544–1552, doi:10.3762/bjoc.22.125
Recent advances in chiral NHC–gold complexes for asymmetric catalysis
- Riccardo Mobili,
- Jules Ramacciotti,
- Louis Fensterbank and
- Virginie Mouriès-Mansuy
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2026, 22, 1575–1596, doi:10.3762/bjoc.22.128
Gold(I)-catalyzed alkene hydroamination: revelations from kinetic benchmarking
- Jaden McCane,
- Yujing Qu,
- Ruichen Lan and
- Amanda C. Jones
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2026, 22, 1597–1604, doi:10.3762/bjoc.22.129
