Computational Mechanisms of Au and Pt Catalyzed Reactions

Features such topics as: Structure, Bonding, and Reactivity of Reactant Complexes and Key Intermediates; Cycloisomerization of 1,n-Enynes Via Carbophilic Activation; DFT-Based Mechanistic Insights into Noble Metal-Catalyzed Rearrangement of Propargylic Derivatives: Chirality Transfer Processes; and, more.

Structure, Bonding, and Reactivity of Reactant Complexes and Key Intermediates, by Elena Soriano and José Marco-Contelles.-Cycloisomerization of 1,n-Enynes Via Carbophilic Activation, by Patrick Yves Toullec and Véronique Michelet.- DFT-Based Mechanistic Insights into Noble Metal-Catalyzed Rearrangement of Propargylic Derivatives: Chirality Transfer Processes, by Olalla Nieto Faza and Angel R. de Lera.-N-Heterocyclic Carbene Complexes of Au, Pd, and Pt as Effective Catalysts in Organic Synthesis, by Andrea Correa, Steven P. Nolan and Luigi Cavallo.-Activation of Allenes by Gold Complexes: A Theoretical Standpoint, by Max Malacria, Louis Fensterbank and Vincent Gandon.-Heterocyclization of Allenes Catalyzed by Late Transition Metals: Mechanisms and Regioselectivity, by Benito Alcaide, Pedro Almendros, Teresa Martínez del Campo, Elena Soriano and José Marco-Contelles.-Gold-Catalyzed Cycloadditions Involving Allenes: Mechanistic Insights from Theoretical Studies, by Sergi Montserrat, Gregori Ujaque, Fernando López, José L. Mascareñas and Agustí Lledós.-