Computational Mechanisms of Au and Pt Catalyzed Reactions (Topics in Current Chemistry Book 302)

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.- Structure, bonding, and reactivity of reactant complexes and key intermediates / Elena Soriano and José Marco-Contelles Cycloisomerization of 1,n-enynes via carbophilic activation / Patrick Yves Toullec and Véronique Michelet DFT-based mechanistic insights into noble metal-catalyzed rearrangement of propargylic derivatives: chirality transfer processes / Olalla Nieto Faza and Angel R. de Lera N-heterocyclic carbene complexes of Au, Pd, and Pt as effective catalysts in organic syntheis / Andrea Correa, Steven P. Nolan, and Luigi Cavallo Activation of allenes by gold complexes: a theoretical standpoint / Max Malacria, Louis Fensterbank, and Vincent Gandon Heterocyclization of allenes catalyzed by late transition metals: mechanisms and regioselectivity / Benito Alcaide, Pedro Almendros, Teresa Martínez Campo, Elena Soriano, and José Marco-Contelles Gold-catalyzed cycloadditions involving allenes: mechanistic insights from theoretical studies / Sergie Montserrat, Gregori Ujaque, Fernando López, José L. Mascareñas, and Agustí Lledós. Front Matter....Pages i-xiii Structure, Bonding, and Reactivity of Reactant Complexes and Key Intermediates....Pages 1-29 Cycloisomerization of 1, n -Enynes Via Carbophilic Activation....Pages 31-80 DFT-Based Mechanistic Insights into Noble Metal-Catalyzed Rearrangement of Propargylic Derivatives: Chirality Transfer Processes....Pages 81-130 N -Heterocyclic Carbene Complexes of Au, Pd, and Pt as Effective Catalysts in Organic Synthesis....Pages 131-155 Activation of Allenes by Gold Complexes: A Theoretical Standpoint....Pages 157-182 Heterocyclization of Allenes Catalyzed by Late Transition Metals: Mechanisms and Regioselectivity....Pages 183-224 Gold-Catalyzed Cycloadditions Involving Allenes: Mechanistic Insights from Theoretical Studies....Pages 225-248 Back Matter....Pages 249-252 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.