Emine Özge Karaca

TL;DR: In this paper, a review of new developments reported during the last three years concerning the catalytic performances of in situ formed or preformed NHC-Pd(II) complexes (NHC: $N$-heterocyclic carbene) for cross-coupling reactions such as Heck--Mizoraki (often shortened to the Heck reaction), Kumada, Negishi, Suzuki--Miyaura (often shorten to the Suzuki reaction), Sonogashira and Hiyama couplings, and Buchwald--Hartwig aminations, which are

TL;DR: In this paper, the synthesis and characterization of novel 1,3-benzyl-3,4,5,6-tetrahydropyrimidin-2-ylidene-based N-heterocyclic carbene palladium(II) complexes (1a-d) were described.

TL;DR: In this paper, the synthesis of highly active ruthenium(II) catalyst based on N-heterocyclic carbene (NHC) bearing alkyl and aryl groups is reported.

TL;DR: A series of seven-membered ditopic ringexpanded N-heterocyclic carbene precursors, bearing sterically demanding and electron-rich aryl groups, were synthesized in moderate yields via the reaction of 1,2,4,5-tetrakis(bromomethyl)benzene with the corresponding N,N′-diarylformamidines in the presence of K2CO3 in acetonitrile under an air atmosphere as discussed by the authors.

TL;DR: In this paper, a new series of ringexpanded six-and seven-membered N-heterocyclic carbene precursors and their transition metal complexes were synthesized.