Mesoionic carbenes are a subclass of the family of N-heterocyclic carbenes that generally
feature less heteroatom stabilization of the carbenic carbon and hence impart specific donor …

Three different structural classes of NHC ligands can be distinguished: normal (nNHC),
abnormal (aNHC), alternatively called mesoionic (MIC), and remote (rNHC). General …

The present account is a review of all N-heterocyclic silylene (NHSi) transition metal
complexes that have been employed in catalytic transformations, reported up to the present …

This review discusses the principles underlying the design, synthesis, and catalytic
application of mono-and binuclear Pd (II)–N-heterocyclic carbene (NHC) complexes. The …

A series of PEPPSI‐type palladium (II) complexes was synthesized that contain 3‐
chloropyridine as an easily removable ligand and a triazolylidene as a strongly donating …

The synthesis and X-ray crystal structure of a potassium adduct of a monoanionic CNC-
pincer ligand featuring two mesoionic carbenes is reported. Owing to the peculiar electronic …

The synthesis and characterization of abnormal N‐heterocyclic carbene, cyclic
(alkyl)(amino) carbene, and mesoionic carbene copper (I) complexes are reported. These …

A series of new imidazolium salts was synthesized by simple quaternization reactions of 1-
benzyl-1 H-imidazole or 1-benzyl-2-methyl-1 H-imidazole and their derivatives with 2-chloro …

This paper is the first in a series of reviews of the state of-the-art in gold catalysis in organic
synthesis and covers the literature over the past decade. The first review addresses the …

New saturated abnormal N-heterocyclic carbene complexes of gold (I) have been prepared
by a 1, 3-dipolar cycloaddition of an in situ generated azomethine ylide with an …