In this work, a new cadmium(II) complex namely the (1,4-diazabicyclo[2.2.2]octane)(meso-tetrakis(4-tert-methoxyphenyl)porphyrinato)cadmium(II) with formula [Cd(TMPP)(DABCO)] (I) (DABCO = 1,4-diazabicyclo[2.2.2]octane) was successfully synthetized. The structure of have been characterized by FT-IR, 1HNMR, UV–visible, fluorescence spectroscopies and single crystal X-ray diffraction technique. DFT...

A highly enantioselective transformation catalyzed by chiral (acyclic diaminocarbene)gold(I) complexes is reported. The enantioselective synthesis of 2-substituted chromenyl pivalates from racemic phenol-substituted propargyl pivalates was developed. Rearrangement of the substrates in the presence of cationic gold gave allene intermediates, whose cyclization resulted in formation of enantioenri...

The enantioselective asymmetric gold-catalyzed cycloisomerization reactions of heteroatom tethered 1,6-enynes are conducted in the presence of a chiral cationic Au(i) catalyst ((R)-4-MeO-3,5-(t-Bu)(2)-MeOBIPHEP-(AuCl)(2)/AgOTf system) in toluene under mild conditions and lead to functionalized bicyclo[4.1.0]heptene derivatives in excellent enantiomeric excesses ranging from 90-98%.