N-Heterocyclic carbenes

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Editor: Prof. Steven P. Nolan
King Saud University
 
N-heterocyclic carbenes now hold a preferred ligand status in organic and organometallic chemistry. Their role in catalysis continues to grow. The use of these ligands now extends to numerous fields spanning from fine chemicals to polymer synthesis. Main group chemistry has also benefited from these ligands as stabilizing entities. The action of state-of-the-art catalysts are nowadays better understood through detailed mechanistic work, which permits the design of ever-better performing catalytic systems. This Thematic Series highlights the diversity of fields that are affected and enhanced by N-heterocyclic carbenes.
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N-Heterocyclic carbenes

  • Steven P. Nolan

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2015, 11, 2474–2475, doi:10.3762/bjoc.11.268

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Published 07 Dec 2015

Synthesis and structures of ruthenium–NHC complexes and their catalysis in hydrogen transfer reaction

  • Chao Chen,
  • Chunxin Lu,
  • Qing Zheng,
  • Shengliang Ni,
  • Min Zhang and
  • Wanzhi Chen

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2015, 11, 1786–1795, doi:10.3762/bjoc.11.194

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Published 30 Sep 2015

Influence of bulky yet flexible N-heterocyclic carbene ligands in gold catalysis

  • Alba Collado,
  • Scott R. Patrick,
  • Danila Gasperini,
  • Sebastien Meiries and
  • Steven P. Nolan

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2015, 11, 1809–1814, doi:10.3762/bjoc.11.196

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Published 02 Oct 2015

Half-sandwich nickel(II) complexes bearing 1,3-di(cycloalkyl)imidazol-2-ylidene ligands

  • Johnathon Yau,
  • Kaarel E. Hunt,
  • Laura McDougall,
  • Alan R. Kennedy and
  • David J. Nelson

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2015, 11, 2171–2178, doi:10.3762/bjoc.11.235

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Published 12 Nov 2015

Evidencing an inner-sphere mechanism for NHC-Au(I)-catalyzed carbene-transfer reactions from ethyl diazoacetate

  • Manuel R. Fructos,
  • Juan Urbano,
  • M. Mar Díaz-Requejo and
  • Pedro J. Pérez

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2015, 11, 2254–2260, doi:10.3762/bjoc.11.245

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Published 20 Nov 2015

Convenient preparation of high molecular weight poly(dimethylsiloxane) using thermally latent NHC-catalysis: a structure-activity correlation

  • Stefan Naumann,
  • Johannes Klein,
  • Dongren Wang and
  • Michael R. Buchmeiser

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2015, 11, 2261–2266, doi:10.3762/bjoc.11.246

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Published 20 Nov 2015

Efficient synthetic protocols for the preparation of common N-heterocyclic carbene precursors

  • Morgan Hans,
  • Jan Lorkowski,
  • Albert Demonceau and
  • Lionel Delaude

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2015, 11, 2318–2325, doi:10.3762/bjoc.11.252

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Published 25 Nov 2015

Comparison of the catalytic activity for the Suzuki–Miyaura reaction of (η5-Cp)Pd(IPr)Cl with (η3-cinnamyl)Pd(IPr)(Cl) and (η3-1-t-Bu-indenyl)Pd(IPr)(Cl)

  • Patrick R. Melvin,
  • Nilay Hazari,
  • Hannah M. C. Lant,
  • Ian L. Peczak and
  • Hemali P. Shah

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2015, 11, 2476–2486, doi:10.3762/bjoc.11.269

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Published 08 Dec 2015

Rhodium, iridium and nickel complexes with a 1,3,5-triphenylbenzene tris-MIC ligand. Study of the electronic properties and catalytic activities

  • Carmen Mejuto,
  • Beatriz Royo,
  • Gregorio Guisado-Barrios and
  • Eduardo Peris

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2015, 11, 2584–2590, doi:10.3762/bjoc.11.278

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Published 14 Dec 2015

Direct estimate of the internal π-donation to the carbene centre within N-heterocyclic carbenes and related molecules

  • Diego M. Andrada,
  • Nicole Holzmann,
  • Thomas Hamadi and
  • Gernot Frenking

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2015, 11, 2727–2736, doi:10.3762/bjoc.11.294

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Published 24 Dec 2015

New metathesis catalyst bearing chromanyl moieties at the N-heterocyclic carbene ligand

  • Agnieszka Hryniewicka,
  • Szymon Suchodolski,
  • Agnieszka Wojtkielewicz,
  • Jacek W. Morzycki and
  • Stanisław Witkowski

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2015, 11, 2795–2804, doi:10.3762/bjoc.11.300

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Published 30 Dec 2015

Effective immobilisation of a metathesis catalyst bearing an ammonium-tagged NHC ligand on various solid supports

  • Krzysztof Skowerski,
  • Jacek Białecki,
  • Stefan J. Czarnocki,
  • Karolina Żukowska and
  • Karol Grela

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2016, 12, 5–15, doi:10.3762/bjoc.12.2

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Published 05 Jan 2016

N-Methylphthalimide-substituted benzimidazolium salts and PEPPSI Pd–NHC complexes: synthesis, characterization and catalytic activity in carbon–carbon bond-forming reactions

  • Senem Akkoç,
  • Yetkin Gök,
  • İlhan Özer İlhan and
  • Veysel Kayser

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2016, 12, 81–88, doi:10.3762/bjoc.12.9

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Published 15 Jan 2016

Versatile deprotonated NHC: C,N-bridged dinuclear iridium and rhodium complexes

  • Albert Poater

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2016, 12, 117–124, doi:10.3762/bjoc.12.13

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Published 22 Jan 2016

Simple activation by acid of latent Ru-NHC-based metathesis initiators bearing 8-quinolinolate co-ligands

  • Julia Wappel,
  • Roland C. Fischer,
  • Luigi Cavallo,
  • Christian Slugovc and
  • Albert Poater

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2016, 12, 154–165, doi:10.3762/bjoc.12.17

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Published 28 Jan 2016

Recent advances in N-heterocyclic carbene (NHC)-catalysed benzoin reactions

  • Rajeev S. Menon,
  • Akkattu T. Biju and
  • Vijay Nair

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2016, 12, 444–461, doi:10.3762/bjoc.12.47

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Published 09 Mar 2016

Reactivity studies of pincer bis-protic N-heterocyclic carbene complexes of platinum and palladium under basic conditions

  • David C. Marelius,
  • Curtis E. Moore,
  • Arnold L. Rheingold and
  • Douglas B. Grotjahn

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2016, 12, 1334–1339, doi:10.3762/bjoc.12.126

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Published 28 Jun 2016
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