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Stability and reactivity of N-heterocyclic carbene complexes

Cathleen M. Crudden, +1 more
- 01 Dec 2004 - 
- Vol. 248, Iss: 21, pp 2247-2273
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The use of N-heterocyclic carbenes as ligands for transition metals has increased dramatically in the last few years, spurred on by their remarkable successes in the areas of metathesis chemistry and coupling reactions as discussed by the authors.
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This article is published in Coordination Chemistry Reviews.The article was published on 2004-12-01. It has received 901 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Transition metal carbene complex & Metal–ligand multiple bond.

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Rhodium-Catalyzed C-C Bond Formation via Heteroatom-Directed C-H Bond Activation

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An overview of N-heterocyclic carbenes

TL;DR: A concise overview of N-heterocyclic carbenes in modern chemistry is provided, summarizing their general properties and uses and highlighting how these features are being exploited in a selection of pioneering recent studies.
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The Sonogashira Reaction: A Booming Methodology in Synthetic Organic Chemistry†

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Heterocyclic Carbenes: Synthesis and Coordination Chemistry

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Palladium Complexes of N-Heterocyclic Carbenes as Catalysts for Cross-Coupling Reactions—A Synthetic Chemist's Perspective

TL;DR: The basics of Pd-NHC chemistry are discussed to understand the peculiarities of these catalysts and a critical discussion on their application in C-C and C-N cross-coupling as well as carbopalladation reactions is given.
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Ionic Liquids-New "Solutions" for Transition Metal Catalysis.

TL;DR: There are indications that switching from a normal organic solvent to an ionic liquid can lead to novel and unusual chemical reactivity, which opens up a wide field for future investigations into this new class of solvents in catalytic applications.
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TL;DR: Synthese, structure et caracterisation du (1,3-bis [1-adamantyl]-2, 3-dihydro)-2,carbenoimidazole prepare par deprotonation du chlorure de (1 3-bis] [1]- imidazolium as discussed by the authors.
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N-heterocyclic carbenes: a new concept in organometallic catalysis.

TL;DR: N-Heterocyclic carbenes have become universal ligands in organometallic and inorganic coordination chemistry as mentioned in this paper, and they not only bind to any transition metal, be it in low or high oxidation states, but also to main group elements such as beryllium, sulfur, and iodine.
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Synthesis and activity of a new generation of ruthenium-based olefin metathesis catalysts coordinated with 1,3-dimesityl-4,5-dihydroimidazol-2-ylidene ligands.

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