Homogeneous Gold Catalysis through Relativistic Effects: Addition of
  Water to Propyne

Baerends E. J.; Bond G. C.; Bongers N.; Cancès M. T.; Casado R.; Cortie M. B.; Cossi M.; Dunning T. H.; Fukuda Y.; Fukuda Y.; Gorin D. J.; Haruta M.; Haruta M.; Hashmi A. S. K.; Hashmi A. S. K.; Hashmi A. S. K.; Hashmi A. S. K.; Hashmi A. S. K.; Hashmi A. S. K.; Hüttel R.; Hüttel R.; Ishida T.; Mizushima E.; Nkosi B.; Nolan S. P.; Peterson K. A.; Puddephatt R. J.; Pyykkö P.; Pyykkö P.; Pyykkö P.; Pyykkö P.; Pyykkö P.; Pyykkö P.; Riedel S.; Roembke P.; Roithová J.; Schwerdtfeger P.; Schwerdtfeger P.; Schwerdtfeger P.; Schwerdtfeger P.; Schwerdtfeger P.; Seth M.; Siekierski S.; Straub B. F.; Teles J. H.; Woon D. E.; Woon D. E.

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Homogeneous Gold Catalysis through Relativistic Effects: Addition of Water to Propyne

Abstract

In the catalytic addition of water to propyne the Au(III) catalyst is not stable under non-relativistic conditions and dissociates into a Au(I) compound and Cl2. This implies that one link in the chain of events in the catalytic cycle is broken and relativity may well be seen as the reason why Au(III) compounds are effective catalysts.Comment: 12 pages, 3 figures, 1 tabl

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