The role of silver additives in gold-mediated C–H functionalisation

The role of silver additives is examined in the context of gold-mediated functionalisation of aromatic C–H bonds. Doubt is cast on the commonly cited route of halide abstraction from gold and evidence of substrate activation is given.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Scott R. Patrick, Ine I. F. Boogaerts, Sylvain Gaillard, Alexandra M. Z. Slawin, Steven P. Nolan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Beilstein-Institut 2011-07-01
Series:Beilstein Journal of Organic Chemistry
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.3762/bjoc.7.102