title: Mechanistic insights into the gold chemistry of allenes.
abstract: Although most mechanistic studies on gold-catalysed reactions focused on alkynes as substrates, some knowledge about gold-catalysed conversions of allenic substrates has been obtained. This contribution summarises these insights into the reaction mechanisms of gold-catalysed transformations of allenes which are based on computational studies, labelling studies, the detection of intermediates, chirality transfer and diastereoselective product formation.
authors.affiliation: Organisch-Chemisches Institut, Universität Heidelberg, Im Neuenheimer Feld 270, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany. hashmi@hashmi.de.
authors.forename: Weibo
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: A Stephen K
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Hashmi