of electronic and steric properties of the N-and C-substituents, measured in terms of
molecular electrostatic potential minimum, observed at the carbene lone pair region of NHC
(V min1) as well as at the carboxylate region of the NHC–CO2 adduct (V min2). Both V min1
and V min2 are found to be simple and efficient descriptors of the stereoelectronic effect of
NHCs. The V min-based analysis also proved that the stereoelectronic effect of N-and C …