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Wenliang Wang¹, Cheng-Long Ji¹, Kai Liu¹

¹State Key Laboratory of Coordination Chemistry, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Advanced Organic Materials, Chemistry and Biomedicine Innovation Center (ChemBIC), School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, China. xie@nju.edu.cn.

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Dinuclear gold catalysis, featuring two gold centers, offers unique advantages over single-center catalysts. This review highlights their progress in coupling reactions, asymmetric catalysis, and photocatalysis.

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Area of Science:

Organometallic Chemistry
Catalysis
Organic Synthesis

Background:

Gold chemistry has seen significant advancements.
Dinuclear gold catalysis, using bidentate ligands to link two gold centers, is an emerging area.
Few reviews focus specifically on dinuclear gold-catalyzed organic synthesis.

Purpose of the Study:

To provide a comprehensive review of dinuclear gold-catalyzed organic synthesis.
To highlight the unique properties of dinuclear gold complexes, such as aurophilic interactions.
To summarize recent achievements in coupling reactions, asymmetric catalysis, and photocatalysis using dinuclear gold catalysts.

Main Methods:

Theoretical analysis of dinuclear gold complexes.
Review of representative studies in dinuclear gold catalysis.
Systematic summary of recent research achievements.

Main Results:

Dinuclear gold complexes exhibit unique properties, notably aurophilic interactions.
Dinuclear gold catalysts demonstrate advantages over mononuclear counterparts in various reactions.
Significant progress has been made in coupling reactions, asymmetric catalysis, and photocatalysis.

Conclusions:

Dinuclear gold catalysis is a rapidly developing field with unique advantages.
Aurophilic interactions play a crucial role in the efficacy of dinuclear gold catalysts.
Dinuclear gold catalysts show promise for broader applications in organic synthesis.