title: Anatomy of gold catalysts: facts and myths.
abstract: This review article covers the main types of gold(i) complexes used as precatalysts under homogeneous conditions in organic synthesis and discusses the different ways of catalyst activation as well as ligand, silver, and anion effects.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Chemical Research of Catalonia (ICIQ), Av. Països Catalans 16, 43007 Tarragona, Spain. aechavarren@iciq.es.
authors.forename: Beatrice
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Ranieri
authors.forename: Imma
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Escofet
authors.forename: Antonio M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Echavarren