title: Nitrene transfer reactions catalyzed by gold complexes.
abstract: We report here the first gold-catalyzed nitrene transfer reaction. A gold(I) compound, supported by 4,4',4' '-tri-tert-butyl-2,2':6',2' '-terpyridine (tBu3tpy) as the ligand, efficiently catalyzes olefin aziridination with the use of the commercially available oxidant PhI(OAc)2 and sulfonamides. This system also mediates carbene insertion into benzene.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University of Chicago, 5735 South Ellis Avenue, Chicago, Illinois 60637, USA.
authors.forename: Zigang
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Xiangyu
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Ding
authors.forename: Chuan
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: He