This lecture will emphasize a reactivity driven approach to development of electrophilic catalysts for addition, rearrangement, cycloaddition and coupling reactions of C-C multiple bonds. More specifically, the application of cationic gold(I) complexes, chiral counterions and chiral acids in enantioselective transformations initiated by π-activation will be discussed. Particular attention will be devoted to the mechanistic hypotheses that form the basis for catalyst discovery and the development of new reactions.

<b>Award Address</b> (ACS Award for Creative Work in Synthetic Organic Chemistry sponsored by Aldrich Chemical Co., LLC). Concepts and catalysts for enantioselective reactions of carbon-carbon multiple bonds

249th National Meeting (2015)

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Award Address (ACS Award for Creative Work in Synthetic Organic Chemistry sponsored by Aldrich Chemical Co., LLC). Concepts and catalysts for enantioselective reactions of carbon-carbon multiple bonds