Ligand-Shell-Enabled Silver Catalysis on Gold Nanoclusters for the Straightforward Synthesis of β-Naphthol Ethers from Alkynes

Li‐Juan Liu; Bo Li; Yang Lin; Jun Guo; Mao‐Mao Zhang; Jiu Chen; De‐en Jiang; Jian Feng He

doi:10.1021/jacs.6c16373

Chemistry & materialsCatalysis & reactions

Ligand-Shell-Enabled Silver Catalysis on Gold Nanoclusters for the Straightforward Synthesis of β-Naphthol Ethers from Alkynes

Li‐Juan Liu, Bo Li, Yang Lin, Jun Guo, Mao‐Mao Zhang, Jiu Chen, De‐en Jiang, Jian Feng He

Peer-reviewed journal

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Herein, we present a rare example of employing chloride-containing gold nanoclusters to form Au–Cl–Ag reactive intermediates within protective ligand shells, enabling the isomerization/cyclization of alkynes to directly construct naphthalene rings.

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Appeared: Wednesday, September 23. Journal of the American Chemical Society. Peer-reviewed journal.

DOI: 10.1021/jacs.6c16373

Ligand-Shell-Enabled Silver Catalysis on Gold Nanoclusters for the Straightforward Synthesis of β-Naphthol Ethers from Alkynes

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