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Chem. Commun., 2007, 3080 - 3082, DOI: 10.1039/b706961h

Effective Au(III)–CuCl2-catalyzed addition of alcohols to alkenes

Xin Zhang and Avelino Corma

Alkenes can be activated by Au(III) catalysts, and the effective addition of alcohols to alkenes can be carried out under mild conditions with Au(III), provided that catalytic amounts of CuCl2 are added, which significantly stabilize the cationic Au(III).

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