Romero Fructos-Vázquez, ManuelUrbano Baena, JuanDíaz Requejo, María MarPérez Romero, Pedro José2015-12-142015-12-142015Romero Fructos-Vázquez, M., Urbano Baena, J., Díaz Requejo, M.M., Pérez Romero, P.J.: "Evidencing an inner-sphere mechanism for NHC-Au(I)- catalyzed carbene-transfer reactions from ethyl diazoacetate". Beilstein Journal of Organic Chemistry. Vol. 11, págs. 2254–2260, (2015). DOI: 10.3762/bjoc.11.2451860-5397 (electrónico)http://hdl.handle.net/10272/11486Kinetic experiments based on the measurement of nitrogen evolution in the reaction of ethyl diazoacetate (N2CHCO2Et, EDA) and styrene or methanol catalyzed by the [IPrAu]+ core (IPr = 1,3-bis(diisopropylphenyl)imidazole-2-ylidene) have provided evidence that the transfer of the carbene group CHCO2Et to the substrate (styrene or methanol) takes place in the coordination sphere of Au(I) by means of an inner-sphere mechanism, in contrast to the generally accepted proposal of outer-sphere mechanisms for Au(I)-catalyzed reactions.engAtribución-NoComercial-SinDerivadas 3.0 Españahttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/es/Carbene transferInner sphereGold catalysisO–H functionalizationOlefin cyclopropanationjournal article10.3762/bjoc.11.245open access