Computational Mechanisms of Au and Pt Catalyzed Reactions

• 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.-

From the reviews:“This book is a collection of seven chapters on the use of Au and Pt homogeneous catalysts for reactions of unsaturated precursors. … A positive feature of the book is the extensive discussion by knowledgeable authors of the experimental work and its connection to computational mechanistic studies. … In summary, this book is for people interested in the mechanisms of homogeneous catalytic reactions of gold and platinum organometallic catalysts.”­­­ (David A. Dixon, Journal of American Chemical Society, Vol. 133, November, 2011)