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DOI: 10.1055/a-2650-6278
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Tailored-Designed Ligands for Enantioselective Gold(I)-Catalyzed Activation of Alkynes

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  • Pablo Mora

    1   Institute of Chemical Research of Catalonia (ICIQ), Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology, Tarragona, Spain
    2   Departament de Química Orgànica i Analítica, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, C/Marcel·lí Domingo s/n, Tarragona, Spain
  • Imma Escofet

    1   Institute of Chemical Research of Catalonia (ICIQ), Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology, Tarragona, Spain
  • Antonio Echavarren

    1   Institute of Chemical Research of Catalonia (ICIQ), Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology, Tarragona, Spain
    2   Departament de Química Orgànica i Analítica, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, C/Marcel·lí Domingo s/n, Tarragona, Spain

Funding Information We thank the MICIU (PID2022-136623NB-I00/MICIU/AEI/10.13039 /501100011033/FEDER), UE and Severo Ochoa Excellence Accreditation CEX2024-001469-S funded by MCIU/AEI/10.13039/501100011033, the European Research Council (Advanced Grant 835080), the AGAUR (2021 SGR 01256), and the CERCA Program/Generalitat de Catalunya for financial support.


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Abstract

In this article, we describe the work performed at our laboratories over the years on the design and applications of novel chiral ligands for the enantioselective gold(I)-catalyzed activation of alkynes, with a focus on the cycloisomerization and cycloaddition reactions of 1,6-enynes. The rationale behind the development of each ligand and the mode of enantioinduction are discussed.



Publikationsverlauf

Eingereicht: 11. Mai 2025

Angenommen nach Revision: 03. Juli 2025

Accepted Manuscript online:
07. Juli 2025

Artikel online veröffentlicht:
20. August 2025

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