Publications by authors named "Stefan Brode"
There is an astonishing parallel between the mechanism generally accepted for the addition of water to CO catalyzed by the enzyme carbonic anhydrase and the mechanism calculated for the addition of methanol to allene catalyzed by the naturally occurring zinc silicate hemimorphite. The latter reaction was investigated in detail following the observation that hemimorphite as well as an amorphous zinc silicate prepared in situ are excellent heterogeneous catalysts for the addition of primary alcohols to alkynes and allenes [Eq. (1)].
View Article and Find Full Text PDFCationic Gold(I) Complexes: Highly Efficient Catalysts for the Addition of Alcohols to Alkynes.
Angew Chem Int Ed Engl
June 1998
Article Synopsis
- Gold complexes were previously considered ineffective in homogeneous catalysis, often labeled as "catalytically dead."
- Recent findings show that cationic phosphanegold(I) complexes can effectively catalyze reactions, particularly the addition of alcohols to alkynes.
- These complexes achieve impressive turnover rates, reaching up to 1.5 seconds with total turnover numbers as high as 10.