N-Heterocyclic carbenes (NHCs) are cyclic carbenes bearing at least one R-amino
substituent. 1 The most common subclasses of NHCs are represented in Chart 1. Early work …

Abstract Palladium‐catalyzed C C and C N bond‐forming reactions are among the most
versatile and powerful synthetic methods. For the last 15 years, N‐heterocyclic carbenes …

Electronic and steric ligand effects both play major roles in organometallic chemistry and
consequently in metal-mediated catalysis. Quantifying such parameters is of interest to …

This fourth edition of Digital Storytelling: A creator's guide to interactive entertainment dives
deeply into the world of interactive storytelling, a form of storytelling made possible by digital …

Since the isolation and crystallographic characterization of the first stable N-heterocyclic
carbene in early 1991, 1 nucleophilic diaminocarbenes (also known as “Arduengotype” …

Linear α-olefins, especially 1-hexene and 1-octene, are key components for the production
of LLDPE and the demand for 1-hexene and 1-octene increased enormously in recent …

Significant progress has been made in the direct arylation of simple arenes. A number of
catalyst systems have been developed which enable the intramolecular direct arylation of …

The electron‐donating properties of N‐heterocyclic carbenes (N, N′‐bis (2, 6‐
dimethylphenyl) imidazol‐2‐ylidene and the respective dihydro ligands) with 4, 4′‐R …

Abstract Palladiumkatalysierte C‐C‐und C‐N‐Kupplungen zählen zu den vielseitigsten und
leistungsfähigsten Syntheseverfahren. Seit 15 Jahren erfreuen sich die N‐heterocyclischen …

A series of ruthenium hydride N-alkyl heterocyclic carbene complexes has been
investigated as catalysts for a tandem oxidation/Wittig/reduction reaction to give CC bonds …