title: Activation of aryl halides at gold(I): practical synthesis of (P,C) cyclometalated gold(III) complexes.
abstract: Taking advantage of phosphine chelation, direct evidence for oxidative addition of Csp(2)-X bonds (X = I, Br) to a single gold atom is reported. NMR studies and DFT calculations provide insight into this unprecedented transformation, which gives straightforward access to stable (P,C) cyclometalated gold(III) complexes.
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire Hétérochimie Fondamentale et Appliquée, Université Paul Sabatier/CNRS UMR 5069 , 31062 Toulouse Cedex 09, France.
authors.forename: Johannes
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Guenther
authors.forename: Sonia
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mallet-Ladeira
authors.forename: Laura
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Estevez
authors.forename: Karinne
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Miqueu
authors.forename: Abderrahmane
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Amgoune
authors.forename: Didier
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Bourissou