Computational Mechanisms of Au and Pt Catalyzed Reactions

This title features such topics as: Structure, Bonding, and Reactivity of Reactant Complexes and Key Intermediates, by Elena Soriano and Jose Marco-Contelles; Cycloisomerization of 1,n-Enynes Via Carbophilic Activation, by Patrick Yves Toullec and Veronique Michelet; DFT-Based Mechanistic Insights into Noble Metal-Catalyzed Rearrangement of Propargylic Derivatives: Chirality Transfer Processes, by Olalla Nieto Faza and Angel R. de Lera; and, N-Heterocyclic Carbene Complexes of Au, Pd, and Pt as Effective Catalysts in Organic Synthesis, by Andrea Correa, Steven P. Nolan and Luigi Cavallo. This title also features: Activation of Allenes by Gold Complexes: A Theoretical Standpoint, by Max Malacria, Louis Fensterbank and Vincent Gandon; Heterocyclization of Allenes Catalyzed by Late Transition Metals: Mechanisms and Regioselectivity, by Benito Alcaide, Pedro Almendros, Teresa Martinez del Campo, Elena Soriano and Jose Marco-Contelles; and, Gold-Catalyzed Cycloadditions Involving Allenes: Mechanistic Insights from Theoretical Studies, by Sergi Montserrat, Gregori Ujaque, Fernando Lopez, Jose L. Mascarenas and Agusti Lledos.