title: Carbene complexes of gold: preparation, medical application and bonding.
abstract: New preparative methods for gold carbene complexes have been developed and older ones modified to prepare compounds with specific inherent properties for targeted applications. One of the important areas of application that has grown rapidly and wherein carbene complexes are increasingly significant falls within the field of medicine. Sophisticated theoretical calculations have accompanied many synthetic studies. These aspects are covered in this critical review (65 references).
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry and Polymer Science, University of Stellenbosch, Private Bag X1, Matieland, 7602, South Africa. hgr@sun.ac.za
authors.forename: Helgard G
authors.initials: HG
authors.lastname: Raubenheimer
authors.forename: Stephanie
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Cronje