Silver-catalyzed organic reactions of isocyanides

Abstract The combined chemistry of silver and isocyanides is unique in performance, proved with the number of recent achievements. With the aim of triggering further research in this field, this review assembles and comprehensively summarizes the silver-based reactions of isocyanides. In this review, we especially emphasize the uniqueness of silver catalysis in the activation of isocyanides, the reaction selectivity, and the mechanistic description.