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Feb. 7- March 20

Enantioselective Alkoxycyclization of 1,6‐Enynes with Gold(I)‐Cavitands: Total Synthesis of Mafaicheenamine C

Gold-Catalyzed Formal Hexadehydro-Diels–Alder/Carboalkoxylation Reaction Cascades

Interrupting the [Au]-Catalyzed Nitroalkyne Cycloisomerization: Trapping the Putative α-Oxo Gold Carbene with Benzo[c]isoxazole

Feb. 20- March 6

Alkyne Trifunctionalization via Divergent Gold Catalysis: Combining π-Acid Activation, Vinyl–Gold Addition, and Redox Catalysis

Feb. 7- Feb. 19

Homogeneous Gold-Catalyzed Oxidation Reactions

Synthesis of Multideuterated (Hetero)aryl Bromides by Ag(I)-Catalyzed H/D Exchange

Silver-Catalyzed Hydroboration of C–X (X = C, O, N) Multiple Bonds

Main Avenues in Gold Coordination Chemistry

Synthesis of (±)‐epi‐Jungianol by the Gold(I)‐Catalyzed Propargyl Claisen Rearrangement/Hydroarylation Cascade Reaction of Propargyl Vinyl Ethers

Feb. 1- Feb. 6

Reductive C–C Coupling from Molecular Au(I) Hydrocarbyl Complexes: A Mechanistic Study

Gold-Catalyzed [3 + 2] Gold(I)-Catalyzed Reactions between N-(o-Alkynylphenyl)imines and Vinyldiazo Ketones to Form 3-(Furan-2-ylmethyl)-1H-indoles via Postulated Azallyl Gold and Allylic Cation Intermediates Benzopyrylium Intermediates

Jan. 24- Jan. 30

Gold-Catalyzed [3 + 2] Annulation, Carbenoid Transfer, and C–H Insertion Cascade: Elucidation of Annulation Mechanisms via Benzopyrylium Intermediates

Jan. 17- Jan. 23

Gold-Catalyzed Intermolecular Alkyne Oxyarylation for C3 Functionalization of Benzothiophenes

Oxidative Sulfonylation of Hydrazones Enabled by Synergistic Copper/Silver Catalysis

Silver-Catalyzed Radical Cascade Sulfonation/Cycloaddition for the Construction of Multifunctional Succimides Containing Separable Z/E-Isomers

Optimization of Catalysts and Conditions in Gold(I) Catalysis—Counterion and Additive Effects

Non‐Canonical Reactivity of Gold Carbene with Alkyne: An Overview of the Mechanistic Premise

Jan. 3- Jan. 16

Gold-Catalyzed Cascade Cyclization and 1,3-Difunctionalization To Access Polysubstituted Furans

Direct Arylation of Simple Arenes with Aryl Bromides by Synergistic Silver and Palladium Catalysis

Dinuclear gold catalysis

Site-Selective Silver-Catalyzed C–H Bond Deuteration of Five-Membered Aromatic Heterocycles and Pharmaceuticals

Gold‐Catalyzed Annulation of 1,8‐Dialkynylnaphthalenes: Synthesis and Photoelectric Properties of Indenophenalene‐Based Derivatives

Ag-Catalyzed ring-opening of tertiary cycloalkanols for C–H functionalization of cyclic aldimines

Gold‐Catalyzed [3+2]‐Annulations of α‐Aryl Diazoketones with the Tetrasubstituted Alkenes of Cyclopentadienes: High Stereoselectivity and Enantioselectivity

Gold-Catalyzed Spirocyclization of Furan-ynones and Unexpected Skeleton Rearrangement of the Resulting Spirohydrofurans

Dec. 20- Jan. 2

Stereoselective Gold(I)‐Catalyzed Vinylcyclopropanation via Generation of a Sulfur‐Substituted Vinyl Carbene Equivalent

Synthesis and Characterization of Bidentate (P^N)Gold(III) Fluoride Complexes: Reactivity Platforms for Reductive Elimination Studies

Asymmetric Intramolecular Dearomatization of Nonactivated Arenes with Ynamides for Rapid Assembly of Fused Ring System under Silver Catalysis

Dec. 06- Dec. 19

Homogeneous and Heterogeneous Gold Catalysis for Materials Science

Gold(I)-Catalyzed Synthesis of Highly Substituted 1,4-Dicarbonyl Derivatives via Sulfonium [3,3]-Sigmatropic Rearrangement

Nov. 22- Dec. 05

Gold(I)-Catalyzed Intramolecular Hydroarylation of Phenol-Derived Propiolates and Certain Related Ethers as a Route to Selectively Functionalized Coumarins and 2H‐Chromenes

Assembly of Complex 1,4-Cycloheptadienes by (4 + 3) Cycloaddition of Rhodium(II) and Gold(I) Non-Acceptor Carbenes

Easy Access to 2,4-Disubstituted Cyclopentenones by a Gold(III)- Catalyzed A3-Coupling/Cyclization Cascades

Nov. 1- Nov. 14

Oct. 18- Oct. 31

Oct. 4- Oct. 17

Silver-Catalyzed para-Selective Amination and Aminative Dearomatization of Phenols with Azodicarboxylates in Water

Atypical Dearomative Spirocyclization of β-Naphthols with Diazoacetamides Using a Silver Catalyst

Gold(I)–NHC-catalyzed synthesis of benzofurans via migratory cyclization of 2-alkynylaryl ethers

Permethylated NHC‐Capped α‐ and β‐Cyclodextrins (ICyDMe) Regioselective and Enantioselective Gold‐Catalysis in Pure Water

1,2-Migrations onto Gold Carbene Centers

Construction of Medium-Sized Rings by Gold Catalysis

Sept. 27- Oct. 3

Selective Synthesis of Phenanthrenes and Dihydrophenanthrenes via Gold-Catalyzed Cycloisomerization of Biphenyl Embedded Trienynes

Sept. 20- Sept. 26

Modular Synthesis of Chiral NHC Precursors and Their Silver and Gold Complexes

Recent Advances in Gold(III) Chemistry: Structure, Bonding, Reactivity, and Role in Homogeneous Catalysis

Selective Synthesis of Phenanthrenes and Dihydrophenanthrenes via Gold-Catalyzed Cycloisomerization of Biphenyl Embedded Trienynes

Sept.13- Sept. 19

Silver(I)-Catalyzed Domino Cyclization/Cyclopropanation/Ring-Cleavage/Nucleophilic Substitution Reaction of Enynones with Enamines: Synthesis of 4-(Furan-2-yl)-3,4-dihydro-2H-pyrrol-2-one

Au-Catalyzed intermolecular (3 + 2 + 1) and (5 + 2) cycloaddition for the synthesis of 1,4-dioxenes and 4,7-dihydrooxepines

Sept. 6- Sept.12

Silver-Catalyzed Activation of Pyridotriazoles for Formal Intramolecular Carbene Insertion into Vinylic C(sp2)–H Bonds

Regiodivergent Hydration–Cyclization of Diynones under Gold Catalysis

August 30- Sept.5

Au(I)-Catalyzed Cyclization/Semipinacol Rearrangement Reaction of Allenes to Construct Quaternary Carbon-Containing Scaffolds

(Z)-Trifluoromethyl-Trisubstituted Alkenes or Isoxazolines: Divergent Pathways from the Same Allene

A Macrocyclic Gold(I)–Biphenylene Complex: Triangular Molecular Structure with Twisted Au2(diphosphine) Corners and Reductive Elimination of [6]Cycloparaphenylene

Intermolecular Alkene Difunctionalization via Gold‐Catalyzed Oxyarylation

August 23- August 29

Selectivity Control in Gold-Catalyzed Hydroarylation of Alkynes with Indoles: Application to Unsymmetrical Bis(indolyl)methanes

Silver(I)-Catalyzed Oxidative Intramolecular Cyclopropanation: Access to Complex Tricyclo[3.3.1.0]nonanediones via Semipinacol-Type Rearrangement

August 16- August 22

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August 9- August 15

Mechanistic Insights into C(sp2)−C(sp)N Reductive Elimination from Gold(III) Cyanide Complexes

Non‐Diazo C−H Insertion Approach to Cyclobutanones through Oxidative Gold Catalysis

Cyclopropenylmethyl Cation: A Concealed Intermediate in Gold(I)‐Catalyzed Reactions

August 2- August 8

Silver-Promoted Direct Phosphorylation of Bulky C(sp2)–H Bond to Build Fully Substituted β-Phosphonodehydroamino Acids

Synthesis of Gold-Catalyzed Synthesis of Chiral Cyclopentadienyl Esters via Chirality Transfer

Synthesis of Pyrrolo[1,2-b]isoquinolines via Gold(I)-Catalyzed Cyclization/Enyne Cycloisomerization/1,2-Migration Cascade

Gold(I)-Catalyzed One-Pot and Diastereoselective Synthesis of trans-2-Silyl-4,5-dihydrofurans from Propargylsilanes and Aldehydes

Divergent Gold‐Catalyzed Rearrangement of 1‐Alkenyl‐2‐alkynylcyclopropanes: Enyne Transformation Controlled by a Silicon Moiety

Enantioselective gold(I)-catalyzed cyclization/intermolecular nucleophilic additions of 1,5-enyne derivatives

July 26- August 1

Dinuclear Gold(I) Complexes Bearing Alkyl-Bridged Bis(N-heterocyclic carbene) Ligands as Catalysts for Carboxylative Cyclization of Propargylamine: Synthesis, Structure, and Kinetic and Mechanistic Comparison to the Mononuclear Complex [Au(IPr)Cl]

Simple Mercury-Free Synthesis and Characterization of Symmetric and Unsymmetric Mono- and Dialkynyl (tpy)Au(III) Complexes

July 19- July 25

Gold Catalyzed Decarboxylative Cross-Coupling of Iodoarenes

Site-Selective C–H Benzylation of Alkanes with N-Triftosylhydrazones Leading to Alkyl Aromatics

Gold(I)-Catalyzed Intramolecular Hydroamination and Hydroalkoxylation of Alkynes: Access to Original Heterospirocycles

Chiral Phosphathiahelicenes: Improved Synthetic Approach and Uses in Enantioselective Gold(I)-Catalyzed [2 + 2] Cycloadditions of N-Homoallenyl Tryptamines

Silver-Catalyzed Decarboxylative Radical Addition/Cyclization of Oxamic Acids with Alkenes towards Quinolin-2-ones

Gold-catalyzed enantioselective functionalization of indoles

July 12- July 18

Intramolecular activation of imidate with cationic gold(I) catalyst: a new benzylation reaction of alcohols

Intermolecular Allene Functionalization by Silver-Nitrene Catalysis

Gold‐Catalyzed Oxidative Alkyne Functionalization by N−O/S−O/C−O Bond Oxidants

Stereoselective amination via vinyl-silver intermediates derived from silver-catalyzed carboxylative cyclization of propargylamine

Correction to “A Rare Intramolecular Au···H–C(sp3) Interaction in a Gold(I) N-Heterocyclic Carbene

Silver(I)-Mediated Cascade Reaction of 2-(1-Alkynyl)-2-alken-1-ones with 2-Naphthols

Visible Light-Induced α-C(sp3)–H Acetalization of Saturated Heterocycles Catalyzed by a Dimeric Gold Complex

Gold-Catalyzed Intermolecular Formal [4 + 2 + 2]-Cycloaddition of Anthranils with Allenamides

Silver-Catalyzed Enantioselective Propargylic C–H Bond Amination through Rational Ligand Design

July 5- July 11

Gold-catalyzed dual C–C bond cleavage of biphenylenes bearing a pendant alkyne at ambient temperature

Construction of Spironaphthalenones via Gold-Catalyzed
Intramolecular Dearomatization Reaction of β‐Naphthol Derivatives

Gold‐Catalyzed Aminoaromatizations of 1,2‐Bis(alkynyl)benzenes with Anthranils to Yield 1‐Amino‐2‐napthaldehyde Products  

Total Synthesis of Dictyodendrins A–F by the Gold-Catalyzed
Cascade Cyclization of Conjugated Diyne with Pyrrole  

Activation of a Metal-Halogen Bond by Halogen Bonding  

A Bifunctional Ligand Enables Gold-Catalyzed Hydroarylation of Terminal Alkynes under Soft Reaction Conditions  

Bisbiphenyl Phosphines: Structure and Synthesis of Gold(I) Alkene π‐Complexes with Variable Phosphine Donicity and Enhanced Stability  

June 28-July 4

Ag-Catalyzed Oxidative ipso-Cyclization via Decarboxylative Acylation/Alkylation: Access to 3-Acyl/Alkyl-spiro[4.5]trienones

Nucleophile-assisted cyclization of β-propargylamino acrylic compounds catalyzed by gold(I): a rapid construction of multisubstituted tetrahydropyridines and their fused derivatives

Tuning Activity and Selectivity during Alkyne Activation by Gold(I)/Platinum(0) Frustrated Lewis Pairs  

June 21-June 27

Divergent Construction of Fully Substituted Pyrroles and Cyclopentadiene Derivatives by Ynamide Annulations: 1,2-Cyclopropyl Migration versus Proton Transfer  

A novel gold(I)-mediated intramolecular transamidation of benzoyl thiourea derivatives to form benzamides via dethiocyanation  

Synthesis, Structure, Reactivity and Catalytic Implications of a Cationic, Acetylide‐Bridged Trigold–JohnPhos Species  

June 14-June 20

Gold Complexes with ADAP Ligands: Effect of Bulkiness in Catalytic Carbene Transfer Reactions (ADAP = Alkoxydiaminophosphine)  

Silver-catalyzed cascade reactions of 3-cyanochromone with 1,1-enediamines: synthesis of highly functionalized 2-(pyridin-3-yl)-chromeno[2,3-d]pyrimidines  

Silver(I)-catalyzed selective hydroalkoxylation of C2-alkynyl quinazolinones to synthesize quinazolinone-fused eight-membered N,O-heterocycles  

June 7-June 13

Excimer and Exciplex Formation in Gold(I) Complexes Preconditioned by Aurophilic Interactions

Gold‐Catalyzed Cycloisomerization of Sulfur Ylides to Dihydrobenzothiepines

Excimer and Exciplex Formation in Gold(I) Complexes Preconditioned by Aurophilic Interactions  

May 26-June 6

Gold(I) or Gold(III) as Real Intermediate Species in Gold-Catalyzed Cycloaddition Reactions of Enynal/Enynone?  

Silver(I)‐ and Base‐Mediated formal [4+3] Cycloaddition of in Situ generated 1,2‐Diaza‐1,3‐dienes with C,N‐Cyclic Azomethine Imines: An Efficient Protocol for the Synthesis of Tetrazepine Derivatives  

Hydrosilylation of Aldehydes and Ketones Catalysed by Bis(phosphinite) Pincer Platinum Hydride Complexes  

Stereospecific Synthesis of cis-2,5-Disubstituted Pyrrolidines via N,O-Acetals Formed by Hydroamination Cyclization–Hydroalkoxylation of Homopropargylic Sulfonamides in HFIP 

May 19-May 25

Gold‐Catalyzed 1,2‐Diarylation of Alkenes  

Gold-Catalyzed Oxidations of 1,3-Diynamides with C(1) versus C(3) Regioselectivity: Catalyst-Dependent Oxidative Cyclizations in the C(3) Oxidation  

May 12-May 18

Density Functional Theory Study of the Metal-Catalyzed Cycloaddition of Indolyl-Allenes: Possible Reaction Pathways, Stereoselectivity, and Regioselectivity  

Gold-Catalyzed Spirocyclization Reactions of N‐Propargyl Tryptamines and Tryptophans in Aqueous Media  

Au(I)-Catalyzed Cyclization of Epoxyalkynes to Allylic Alcohol Containing Spiroketals and Application to the Total Synthesis of (−)-Alotaketal A  

Modular and Selective Arylation of Aryl Germanes (C−GeEt3) over C−Bpin, C−SiR3 and Halogens Enabled by Light‐Activated Gold Catalysis   

Gold-Catalyzed Partial Hydrogenation of Activated Alkynes Mediated by Triphenylphosphine  

May 5-May 11

Bifunctional Phosphine Ligand-Enabled Gold(I)-Catalyzed O‐Nucleophilic Addition of N‐Hydroxybenzo[1,2,3]-triazin- 4(3H)‐ones to Alkynes Followed by [3,3]-Rearrangement: Simultaneous Formation of C−O and C−N Bonds  

Catalytic Dimerization of Alkynes via C−H Bond Cleavage by a Platinum−Silylene Complex  

β‐Cyclodextrin−NHC−Gold(I) Complex (β-ICyD)AuCl: A Chiral Nanoreactor for Enantioselective and Substrate-Selective Alkoxycyclization Reactions  

Gold(I)-Catalyzed Highly Enantioselective [4 + 2]-Annulations of Cyclopentadienes with Nitrosoarenes via Nitroso-Povarov versus Oxidative Nitroso-Povarov Reactions  

The Dichotomy of Gold-catalyzed Interplay between Cyanamides and Ynamides: Controllable Switch from [2+2+2] to [4+2] Cycloaddition  

Gold-Catalyzed [3+2] Carbocycloaddition Reaction of Pinacol Alkenylboronates: Stereospecific Synthesis of Boryl- Functionalized Cyclopentene Derivatives  

Gold-Catalyzed 1,2-Diarylation of Alkenes  

Gold(III)-catalyzed azide-yne cyclization/O–H insertion cascade reaction for the expeditious construction of 3-alkoxy-4-quinolinone frameworks  

May 1-May 4

Carbocation versus Carbene Controlled Chemoselectivity: DFT Study on Gold- and Silver-Catalyzed Alkylation/Cyclopropanation of Indoles with Vinyl Diazoesters  

Visible Light-Induced Radical Carbo-Cyclization/gem-Diborylation Through Triplet Energy Transfer between a Gold Catalysts and Aryl Iodides  

April 23-April 30

Gold(I) Complexes with Eight‐Membered NHC Ligands: Synthesis, Structures and Catalytic Activity  

April 15- April 22

Sulfenyl Ynamides in Gold Catalysis: Synthesis of Oxo‐functionalised 4‐aminoimidazolyl Fused Compounds by Intermolecular Annulation Reactions  

Bimetallic Catalytic Tandem Reaction of Acyclic Enynones: Enantioselective Access to Tetrahydrobenzofuran Derivatives  

Gold Redox Catalysis with a Selenium Cation as a Mild Oxidants  

Stereoselective Synthesis of (E)-3-Alkylideneoxindoles via Gold(I)-Catalyzed Cross-Coupling of 3-Diazooxindoles with Diazoesters  

Regioselective Crossed Aldol Reactions under Mild Conditions via Synergistic Gold-Iron Catalysis  

April 9- April 14

A General Platinum-Catalyzed Alkoxycarbonylation of Olefins  

Gold-Catalyzed Oxidative Cascade Cyclization of 1,3-Diynamides: Polycyclic N-Heterocycle Synthesis via Construction of a Furopyridinyl Core  

Silver-Catalyzed [3+3] Annulation of Glycine Imino Esters with Seyferth–Gilbert Reagent To Access Tetrahydro-1,2,4-triazinecarboxylate Esters  

April 3- April 8

When Gold Meets Perfumes: Synthesis of Olfactive Compounds via Gold-Catalyzed Cycloisomerization Reactions  

Synthesis and Reactivity of (NHC)AuI–Mercaptopyridine Complexes  

Photoredox-Assisted Gold-Catalyzed Arylative Alkoxycyclization of 1,6-Enynes  

Homogeneous Gold-Catalyzed Aryl–Aryl Coupling Reactions  

AgN3-Catalyzed Hydroazidation of Terminal Alkynes and Mechanistic Studies  

March 24- April 2

Gold(I)‐Catalyzed Highly Diastereo‐ and Enantioselective Cyclization/[4+3] Annulation Cascades between 2‐(1‐Alkynyl)‐2‐alken‐1‐ones and Anthranils  

Synthesis, Structure, and Reactivity of Gold(I) α-Oxo Carbenoid Complexes  

Highly Selective Hydrosilylation of Equilibrating Allylic Azides  

Skeletal Diversity in Pt- and Au-Catalyzed Annulations of Allenedienes: Dissecting Unconventional Mechanistic Pathways  

Gold(I)-Catalyzed [8+4] Cycloaddition of 1,4-All-Carbon Dipoles with Tropone  

March 17-March 23

Strategies for Remote Enantiocontrol in Chiral Gold(III) Complexes Applied to Catalytic Enantioselective γ,δ-Diels–Alder Reactions  

The Key Role of Protodeauration in the Gold-Catalyzed Reaction of 1,3-Diynes with Pyrrole and Indole to Form Complex Heterocycles  

The Silver Catalyzed Direct C–H Functionalization of Quinones with Dialkyl Amides  

Atypical Dearomative Spirocyclization of β-Naphthols with Diazoacetamides Using a Silver Catalyst

Feb. 26- March 3

Gold(I)‐Catalyzed Haloalkynylation of Aryl Alkynes: Two Pathways, One Goal

Jan. 27- Feb. 25

Synthesis of Fulvene Vinyl Ethers by Gold Catalysis

Jan.20- Jan.26, 2020

Gold(I)‐Catalyzed Cycloisomerization of 3‐Alkoxyl‐1,6‐diynes: A Facile Access to Bicyclo[2.2.1]hept‐5‐en‐2‐ones

Gold(I)‐Catalyzed Cycloisomerization of 3‐Alkoxyl‐1,6‐diynes: A Facile Access to Bicyclo[2.2.1]hept‐5‐en‐2‐ones

Jan. 13- Jan.19, 2020

Tunable Gold(I)-Catalyzed [4 + 3] Cycloaddition for Divergent Synthesis of Furan-Fused N,O-Heterocycles

Mechanistic Study on Gold-Catalyzed Cycloisomerization of Dienediynes Involving Aliphatic C–H Functionalization and Inspiration for Developing a New Strategy to Access Polycarbocycles

Visible‐Light‐Assisted Gold‐Catalyzed Fluoroarylation of Allenoates

Jan. 06- Jan.12, 2020

Acetylene as a Dicarbene Equivalent for Gold(I) Catalysis: Total Synthesis of Waitziacuminone in One Step

Gold(I)-Catalyzed Cascade Cyclization of Anilines with Diynes: Controllable Formation of Eight-Membered Ring-Fused Indoles and Propellane-Type Indolines

Dec. 05- Jan.05, 2020

Gold‐Catalyzed One‐Pot A3‐Coupling/1,5‐Hydride Shift/Schmittel‐Type Cyclization: From Aldehydes, Amines and Alkynes to the Synthesis of Benzo[b]fluorenes

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