@article{10272/11486, year = {2015}, url = {http://hdl.handle.net/10272/11486}, abstract = {Kinetic 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.}, organization = {Support for this work was provided by the MINECO (CTQ2014-52769-C3-1-R), and the Junta de Andalucía (P10- FQM-06292).}, publisher = {Beilstein-Institut}, keywords = {Carbene transfer}, keywords = {Inner sphere}, keywords = {Gold catalysis}, keywords = {O–H functionalization}, keywords = {Olefin cyclopropanation}, title = {Evidencing an inner-sphere mechanism for NHC-Au(I)- catalyzed carbene-transfer reactions from ethyl diazoacetate}, doi = {10.3762/bjoc.11.245}, author = {Romero Fructos-Vázquez, Manuel and Urbano Baena, Juan and Díaz Requejo, María Mar and Pérez Romero, Pedro José}, }