Since the discovery of the first stable N-heterocyclic carbene (NHC) in the beginning of the
1990s, these divalent carbon species have become a common and available class of …

N-Heterocyclic carbenes (NHC) are nowadays ubiquitous and indispensable in many
research fields, and it is not possible to imagine modern transition metal and main group …

The energy decomposition analysis (EDA) is a powerful method for a quantitative
interpretation of chemical bonds in terms of three major components. The instantaneous …

Carbenes have evolved from transient laboratory curiosities to a robust, diverse, and
surprisingly impactful ligand class. A variety of different carbenes have significantly …

The focus of this review is the presentation of the most important aspects of chemical
bonding in molecules of the main group atoms according to the current state of knowledge …

The success of homogeneous catalysis can be attributed largely to the development of a
diverse range of ligand frameworks that have been used to tune the behavior of various …

The ability of an atom or molecular fragment to bind multiple carbon monoxide (CO)
molecules to form multicarbonyl adducts is a fundamental trait of transition metals. Transition …

This perspective summarizes recent results, which demonstrate that stable carbenes can
activate small molecules (CO, H2, NH3 and P4) and stabilize highly reactive intermediates …

Allenes have always fascinated chemists because of the intriguing features of the cumulated
diene function such as the higher reactivity compared to simple alkenes and the peculiar …

Under an atmosphere of carbon monoxide (CO), a (phosphino) diazomethyl anion salt [[P]‐
CN2][K (18‐C‐6)(THF)](1)([P]=[(CH2)(NDipp)] 2P; 18‐C‐6= 18‐crown‐6; Dipp= 2, 6 …