Electronic properties of N-heterocyclic carbenes and their experimental determination

HV Huynh - Chemical reviews, 2018 - ACS Publications
N-Heterocyclic carbenes (NHCs) have become without doubt one of the most exciting and
popular species in chemical science due to the ease of their preparation and modularity in …

Quantifying and understanding the electronic properties of N-heterocyclic carbenes

DJ Nelson, SP Nolan - Chemical Society Reviews, 2013 - pubs.rsc.org
The use of N-heterocyclic carbenes (NHCs) in chemistry has developed rapidly over the
past twenty years. These interesting compounds are predominantly employed in …

Development of new methods in modern selective organic synthesis: preparation of functionalized molecules with atomic precision

VP Ananikov, LL Khemchyan, YV Ivanova… - Russian Chemical …, 2014 - iopscience.iop.org
The challenges of the modern society and the growing demand of high-technology sectors
of industrial production bring about a new phase in the development of organic synthesis. A …

Design concepts for N-heterocyclic carbene ligands

F Nahra, DJ Nelson, SP Nolan - Trends in Chemistry, 2020 - cell.com
N-heterocyclic carbenes (NHCs) are a widely used class of ligands that have enabled an
exciting variety of organometallic chemistry and catalysis. As researchers design and …

Synthesis and reactivity of new copper (I) hydride dimers

AJ Jordan, CM Wyss, J Bacsa, JP Sadighi - Organometallics, 2016 - ACS Publications
The expanded-ring N-heterocyclic carbenes 6Dipp and 7Dipp (6Dipp= 1, 3-bis (2, 6-
diisopropylphenyl)-3, 4, 5, 6-tetrahydropyrimidin-2-ylidene and 7Dipp= 1, 3-bis (2, 6 …

Ambiphilicity of ring-expanded N-heterocyclic carbenes

F Vermersch, VT Wang, M Abdellaoui, R Jazzar… - Chemical …, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
N-heterocyclic carbenes, such as imidazole-2-ylidenes and imidazolin-2-ylidenes, the
popular class of singlet carbenes introduced by Arduengo in 1991 have not been shown to …

Copper-catalysed synthesis of α-alkylidene cyclic carbonates from propargylic alcohols and CO 2

A Cervantes-Reyes, K Farshadfar, M Rudolph… - Green …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
We report a N-heterocyclic carbene copper (I) complex-catalysed formal cycloaddition
between readily available propargylic alcohols and carbon dioxide at room temperature. By …

Gold (I) complexes bearing sterically imposing, saturated six-and seven-membered expanded ring N-heterocyclic carbene ligands

JJ Dunsford, KJ Cavell, BM Kariuki - Organometallics, 2012 - ACS Publications
The synthesis and characterization of novel six-and seven-membered expanded ring N-
heterocyclic carbene (NHC) complexes of the general formula [Au (NHC) Cl] are described …

Three‐Coordinate Nickel (I) Complexes Stabilised by Six‐, Seven‐and Eight‐Membered Ring N‐Heterocyclic Carbenes: Synthesis, EPR/DFT Studies and Catalytic …

MJ Page, WY Lu, RC Poulten, E Carter… - … A European Journal, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Comproportionation of [Ni (cod) 2](cod= cyclooctadiene) and [Ni (PPh3) 2X2](X= Br,
Cl) in the presence of six‐, seven‐and eight‐membered ring N‐aryl‐substituted heterocyclic …

Pd–PEPPSI-type expanded ring N-heterocyclic carbene complexes: Synthesis, characterization, and catalytic activity in Suzuki–Miyaura cross coupling

JJ Dunsford, KJ Cavell - Organometallics, 2014 - ACS Publications
The synthesis and characterization of the new six-and seven-membered Pd–PEPPSI-type N-
heterocyclic carbene (NHC) complexes 3 and 4 is described. Complexes of the general …