Silver-Catalyzed and Silver-Promoted Reactions of Isocyanides

In recent years, the silver-catalyzed and silver-promoted isocyanide reactions have attracted much attention, due to its efficiency in the formation of diverse new bonds and good reaction selectivity. A series of highly useful linear or cyclic compounds have been constructed. In this review, the recent progress in this field is described in the sequence of synthesis of five-membered heterocyclic compounds, synthesis of six-membered heterocyclic compounds, synthesis of fused cyclic compounds as well as synthesis of linear nitrogen-containing compounds.