title: Gold catalysis in total synthesis--an update.
abstract: In this critical review, the strongly increasing amount of new applications of gold catalysis in total synthesis is summarised and, for the new developed methods, the mode of activation of the substrate by the gold catalyst is discussed (47 references).
authors.affiliation: Organisch-Chemisches Institut, Universität Heidelberg, Im Neuenheimer Feld 270, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany.
authors.forename: Matthias
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rudolph
authors.forename: A Stephen K
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Hashmi
mesh_terms: D002384:Catalysis; D006046:Gold / Q000737:chemistry*; D008968:Molecular Conformation; D009930:Organic Chemicals / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: D009930:Organic Chemicals; D006046:Gold