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What is the nature of the gold–carbon bond—double, single? The structure of a crucial intermediate of many gold-catalyzed reactions has become a matter of debate. A current study demonstrates that the carbocationic form determines the outcome of many cycloisomerizations.
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A. Stephen K. Hashmi (2008) studied this question.
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