Isocyanide insertion into Au-H bonds: First gold iminoformyl complexes

Fernandez-Cestau J.;Rocchigiani L.;Pintus A.;Rama R. J.;Budzelaar P. H. M.;Bochmann M.

2018-01-01

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Abstract

Isocyanides insert into gold(iii)-hydrogen bonds to give the first examples of gold iminoformyl complexes. The reaction is initiated by catalytic amounts of radicals; DFT calculations indicate that this is an equilibrium reaction driven forward by isocyanide in sufficient excess to trap the Au(ii) intermediate.