The Medicinal applications of imidazolium carbene− metal complexes

KM Hindi, MJ Panzner, CA Tessier, CL Cannon… - Chemical …, 2009 - ACS Publications
Ofele and Wanzlick reported the synthesis of the first N-heterocyclic carbene (NHC)-metal
complexes in 1968. 1, 2 The isolation of the first free carbene by Arduengo in 1991 set the …

Understanding the M (NHC)(NHC= N-heterocyclic carbene) bond

H Jacobsen, A Correa, A Poater, C Costabile… - Coordination Chemistry …, 2009 - Elsevier
N-heterocyclic carbenes (NHC) is a well established class of new ligands in organometallic
chemistry. Their use as ligands in many reactions catalyzed by transition metal complexes …

Anticancer and antimicrobial metallopharmaceutical agents based on palladium, gold, and silver N-heterocyclic carbene complexes

S Ray, R Mohan, JK Singh… - Journal of the …, 2007 - ACS Publications
Complete synthetic, structural, and biomedical studies of two Pd complexes as well as Au
and Ag complexes of 1-benzyl-3-tert-butylimidazol-2-ylidene are reported. Specifically, trans …

Fascinating frontiers of N/O-functionalized N-heterocyclic carbene chemistry: from chemical catalysis to biomedical applications

A John, P Ghosh - Dalton Transactions, 2010 - pubs.rsc.org
The in vogue N-heterocyclic carbenes (NHCs) have attracted attention largely for its new
found popularity in chemical catalysis and also for displaying promising traits in biomedical …

Shorter Argentophilic Interaction than Aurophilic Interaction in a Pair of Dimeric {(NHC)MCl}2 (M = Ag, Au) Complexes Supported over a N/O-Functionalized N …

L Ray, MM Shaikh, P Ghosh - Inorganic chemistry, 2008 - ACS Publications
Synthesis, structure, bonding, and photoluminescence studies of a pair of neutral dimeric
silver and gold complexes of a N/O-functionalized N-heterocyclic carbene ligand exhibiting …

Highly Convenient Amine‐Free Sonogashira Coupling in Air in a Polar Mixed Aqueous Medium by trans‐ and cis‐[(NHC)2PdX2] (X=Cl, Br) Complexes of N/O …

L Ray, S Barman, MM Shaikh… - Chemistry–A European …, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
Two new trans‐and cis‐[(NHC) 2PdX2](X= Cl, Br) complexes of N/O‐functionalized N‐
heterocyclic carbenes employed in a highly convenient amine‐free Sonogashira cross …

Highly convenient regioselective intermolecular hydroamination of alkynes yielding ketimines catalyzed by gold (I) complexes of 1, 2, 4-triazole based N-heterocyclic …

C Dash, MM Shaikh, RJ Butcher, P Ghosh - Inorganic chemistry, 2010 - ACS Publications
A series of highly efficient gold (I) precatalysts of 1, 2, 4-triazole based N-heterocyclic
carbenes,[1-R-4-R′-1, 2, 4-triazol-5-ylidene] AuCl [R= CH2CO t Bu, R′= CH2Ph (1c); R …

Palladium complexes of abnormal N-heterocyclic carbenes as precatalysts for the much preferred Cu-free and amine-free Sonogashira coupling in air in a mixed …

A John, MM Shaikh, P Ghosh - Dalton Transactions, 2009 - pubs.rsc.org
A series of new PEPPSI (Pyridine Enhanced Precatalyst Preparation Stabilization and
Initiation) themed precatalysts of abnormal N-heterocyclic carbenes for the highly desirable …

Fluoride‐Free Hiyama and Copper‐and Amine‐Free Sonogashira Coupling in Air in a Mixed Aqueous Medium by a Series of PEPPSI‐Themed Precatalysts

C Dash, MM Shaikh, P Ghosh - 2009 - Wiley Online Library
A new series of robust, user‐friendly, and highly active PEPPSI‐themed (pyridine‐enhanced
precatalyst preparation, stabilization and initiation)(NHC) PdX2 (pyridine)‐type (X= Cl, Br) …

Mechanism of Formation of Silver N-Heterocyclic Carbenes Using Silver Oxide:  A Theoretical Study

JM Hayes, M Viciano, E Peris, G Ujaque… - Organometallics, 2007 - ACS Publications
The reasons for the efficiency of the silver oxide route in the synthesis of Ag (I) N-
heterocyclic carbene complexes have been investigated by means of DFT calculations. A …