Silyl Rearrangements in Gold‐Catalyzed Transformations

By leveraging the impressive ability of gold catalysts to activate unsaturated systems and the natural tendency of organosilicon reagents to undergo silyl group rearrangements, this work has led to the discovery of a variety of new transformations. These developments provide effective methods for building molecular structures that are otherwise difficult to access. In this review, we highlight recent advances in gold‐catalyzed reactions of unsaturated organosilicon reagents, with a particular focus on silyl migration mechanisms. Over the past twenty years, this rapidly growing field has expanded greatly, opening new avenues for synthetic design and applications.