Carbo- and heterocyclisation of oxygen- and nitrogen-containing electrophiles by platinum, gold, silver and copper species

Org Biomol Chem. 2010 Mar 7;8(5):960-79. doi: 10.1039/b923510h. Epub 2010 Jan 28.

Abstract

In this present perspective, we summarise the recent progress on the use of gold, platinum, silver and copper complexes to activate common oxygen and nitrogen electrophiles.