NHCs in main group chemistry

V Nesterov, D Reiter, P Bag, P Frisch, R Holzner… - Chemical …, 2018 - ACS Publications
Since the discovery of the first stable N-heterocyclic carbene (NHC) in the beginning of the
1990s, these divalent carbon species have become a common and available class of …

N-heterocyclic carbene adducts of main group elements and their use as ligands in transition metal chemistry

A Doddi, M Peters, M Tamm - Chemical reviews, 2019 - ACS Publications
N-Heterocyclic carbenes (NHC) are nowadays ubiquitous and indispensable in many
research fields, and it is not possible to imagine modern transition metal and main group …

Phosphorus-ylides: powerful substituents for the stabilization of reactive main group compounds

A Sarbajna, V Swamy, VH Gessner - Chemical Science, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Phosphorus ylides are 1, 2-dipolar compounds with a negative charge on the carbon atom.
This charge is stabilized by the neighbouring onium moiety, but can also be shifted towards …

Carbodicarbene bismaalkene cations: unravelling the complexities of carbene versus carbone in heavy pnictogen chemistry

JE Walley, LS Warring, G Wang, DA Dickie… - Angewandte …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
We report a combined experimental and theoretical study on the first examples of
carbodicarbene (CDC)‐stabilized bismuth complexes, which feature low‐coordinate cationic …

Isolation of cyclic (alkyl)(amino) carbene–bismuthinidene mediated by a beryllium (0) complex

G Wang, LA Freeman, DA Dickie… - … A European Journal, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
The long‐sought carbene–bismuthinidene,(CAAC) Bi (Ph), has been synthesized. Notably,
this represents both the first example of a carbene‐stabilized subvalent bismuth complex …

Metathesis Reactions of a NHC‐Stabilized Phosphaborene

A Koner, B Morgenstern… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The BP unsaturated unit is a very attractive functional group as it provides novel reactivity
and unique physical properties. Nonetheless, applications remain limited so far due to the …

Low‐Valent Group 14 Phosphinidenide Complexes [({SIDipp}P)2M] Exhibit P–M pπ–pπ Interaction (M=Ge, Sn, Pb)

M Balmer, YJ Franzke, F Weigend… - … –A European Journal, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Herein, the synthesis of new low‐valent Group 14 phosphinidenide complexes [({SIDipp} P)
2m] exhibiting P–M pπ–pπ interactions (SIDipp= 1, 3‐bis (2, 6‐diisopropylphenyl) …

N-Heterocyclic Carbene-Phosphinidenide Complexes as Hydroboration Catalysts

J Bhattacharjee, D Bockfeld… - The Journal of Organic …, 2022 - ACS Publications
The reactions of the N-heterocyclic carbene-phosphinidene adducts (NHC) PSiMe3 and
(NHC) PH with the dinuclear ruthenium and osmium complexes [(η6-p-cymene) MCl2] 2 (M …

Comparison of Two Phosphinidenes Binding to Silicon (IV) dichloride as well as to Silylene

S Kundu, S Sinhababu, MM Siddiqui… - Journal of the …, 2018 - ACS Publications
The cyclic alkyl (amino) carbene (cAAC) anchored silylene with two phosphinidenes was
isolated as (cAAC) Si {P (cAAC)} 2 (3) at room temperature, which was synthesized from the …

Heteroleptic diphosphenes and arsaphosphenes bearing neutral and anionic N-heterocyclic carbenes

LP Ho, MK Zaretzke, T Bannenberg… - Chemical …, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
The reaction of the phosphorus and arsenic dihalides (WCA-IDipp) ECl2 (E= P, As) that bear
an anionic N-heterocyclic carbene ligand with a weakly coordinating borate moiety (WCA= B …