Cyclic (alkyl)(amino) carbenes (CAACs): recent developments

M Melaimi, R Jazzar, M Soleilhavoup… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Discovered in 2005, cyclic (alkyl)(amino) carbenes (CAACs) are among the most
nucleophilic (σ donating) and also electrophilic (π‐accepting) stable carbenes known to …

Applications of phosphorene and black phosphorus in energy conversion and storage devices

J Pang, A Bachmatiuk, Y Yin… - Advanced Energy …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
The successful isolation of phosphorene (atomic layer thick black phosphorus) in 2014 has
currently aroused the interest of 2D material researchers. In this review, first, the …

Where silylene–silicon centres matter in the activation of small molecules

C Shan, S Yao, M Driess - Chemical Society Reviews, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
Small molecules such as H2, N2, CO, NH3, O2 are ubiquitous stable species and their
activation and role in the formation of value-added products are of fundamental importance …

[HTML][HTML] Coordination chemistry of elemental phosphorus

L Giusti, VR Landaeta, M Vanni, JA Kelly, R Wolf… - Coordination Chemistry …, 2021 - Elsevier
This review comprehensively covers the coordination chemistry of elemental phosphorus
during the years 2011–2020. The main part is dedicated to the activation of white …

Phosphinate chemistry in the 21st century: a viable alternative to the use of phosphorus trichloride in organophosphorus synthesis.

JL Montchamp - Accounts of chemical research, 2014 - ACS Publications
Organophosphorus compounds are important in everyday applications ranging from
agriculture to medicine and are used in flame retardants and other materials. Although …

Stable singlet carbenes as mimics for transition metal centers

D Martin, M Soleilhavoup, G Bertrand - Chemical Science, 2011 - pubs.rsc.org
This perspective summarizes recent results, which demonstrate that stable carbenes can
activate small molecules (CO, H2, NH3 and P4) and stabilize highly reactive intermediates …

Cooperative Bond Activation and Catalytic CO2 Functionalization with a Geometrically Constrained Bis(silylene)-Stabilized Borylene

X Chen, Y Yang, H Wang, Z Mo - Journal of the American …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Metal–ligand cooperativity has emerged as an important strategy to tune the reactivity of
transition-metal complexes for the catalysis and activation of small molecules. Studies of …

N-Heterocyclic Carbene Main-Group Chemistry: A Rapidly Evolving Field

Y Wang, GH Robinson - Inorganic Chemistry, 2014 - ACS Publications
This Award Article targets the evolving, yet surprisingly fruitful, chemistry of N-heterocyclic
carbenes with low-oxidation-state main-group elements. Specifically, the chemistry of …

[HTML][HTML] Synthesis of monophosphines directly from white phosphorus

DJ Scott, J Cammarata, M Schimpf, R Wolf - Nature Chemistry, 2021 - nature.com
Monophosphorus compounds are of enormous industrial importance due to the crucial roles
they play in applications such as pharmaceuticals, photoinitiators and ligands for catalysis …

Intermetalloid and heterometallic clusters combining p-block (semi) metals with d-or f-block metals

RJ Wilson, N Lichtenberger, B Weinert… - Chemical …, 2019 - ACS Publications
Clusters have been the subject of intense investigations since their famous definition
launched by Cotton in 1963, and the area has expanded ever since. One obvious …