Issue 19, 2011
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Chemical Communications

Decarboxylation of aromatic carboxylic acids by gold(i)-N-heterocyclic carbene (NHC) complexes†

Stéphanie Dupuy,a   Faïma Lazreg,a   Alexandra M. Z. Slawin,a   Catherine S. J. Cazin*a  and  Steven P. Nolan*a  

* Corresponding authors

a EaStCHEM School of Chemistry, University of St Andrews, St Andrews, UK
E-mail: snolan@st-andrews.ac.uk

Abstract

A recently isolated gold(I) complex, [Au(IPr)(OH)], permits the transformation of carboxylic acids to the corresponding decarboxylated gold(I)-aryl complex without the use of silver co-catalyst under mild reaction conditions.

Graphical abstract: Decarboxylation of aromatic carboxylic acids by gold(i)-N-heterocyclic carbene (NHC) complexes

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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1039/C1CC10917K
Article type
Communication
Submitted
16 Feb 2011
Accepted
10 Mar 2011
First published
01 Apr 2011

Chem. Commun., 2011,47, 5455-5457

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Decarboxylation of aromatic carboxylic acids by gold(I)-N-heterocyclic carbene (NHC) complexes

S. Dupuy, F. Lazreg, A. M. Z. Slawin, C. S. J. Cazin and S. P. Nolan, Chem. Commun., 2011, 47, 5455 DOI: 10.1039/C1CC10917K

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