Antonio Leyva-Pérez

TL;DR: Application to Total Synthesis 1699 6.1.

TL;DR: Gold Cluster Catalysis A variety of gold salts and complexes have been used to catalyze different organic reactions, and small gold clusters formed during these induction periods and are likely to represent the active catalysts.

TL;DR: A heterogeneous catalyst consisting of Pd4 clusters with mixed-valence 0/+1 oxidation states, stabilized and homogeneously organized within the walls of a metal-organic framework (MOF) outperforms state-of-the-art metal catalysts in carbene-mediated reactions of diazoacetates, with high yields and turnover numbers.

TL;DR: An enhanced reactivity of small planar clusters for reactions involving activation of CC multiple bonds in alkenes and alkynes through Lewis acid-base interactions, and a better catalytic performance of 3D gold nanoparticles in redox reactions involving bond dissociation by oxidative addition and new bond formation by reductive elimination are predicted.

TL;DR: The catalytic activity of Pt, Au, and Hg compounds is examined for some representative reactions, and the respective benefits and disadvantages along with other relevant properties, such as toxicity, price, and availability are discussed.