The emergence of N-heterocyclic carbenes as ligands across the Periodic Table had an
impact on various aspects of the coordination, organometallic, and catalytic chemistry of the …

An N-heterocyclic carbene (NHC) contains a carbene carbon incorporated in a nitrogen-
containing heterocycle, presumably reactive and difficult to isolate. 1 The first isolation of …

Carbon dioxide is a very abundant molecule that is used as building block by nature. It
would be a sustainable resource for our carbon-based societies if we could emulate nature …

In the last two decades, CO2 emission has caused a lot of environmental problems. To
mitigate the concentration of CO2 in the atmosphere, various strategies have been …

Reaction of [(IPr) Cu-O t Bu](1) with pinB-SiMe2Ph (2) leads to the Cu-silyl complex [(IPr) Cu-
SiMe2Ph](3). Insertion of CO2 into the Cu–Si bond of 3 is followed by transformation of the …

A method for carboxylation of aryl iodides with carbon dioxide has been developed. The
reaction employs low loadings of copper iodide/N, N, N′, N′-tetramethylethylenediamine …

The novel 1, 3-bis (2, 6-diisopropylphenyl) imidazol-2-ylidene (hydroxy) copper ([Cu
(IPr)(OH)]) exhibits a versatile capacity to activate numerous X− H bonds including all major …

In this Feature article, we have reviewed theoretical studies of transition-metal mediated and
catalysed reactions involving carbon dioxide. We have discussed fundamental steps related …

The synthesis, isolation and full characterisation of a [Cu (IPr)(OC (H)(CF3) 2)](IPr= 1, 3-bis
(2, 6-diisopropylphenyl) imidazol-2-ylidene) complex are reported. This new Cu (I) complex …

Deprotonation of triphenyl germane with NHC-supported copper alkoxides afforded four
novel (NHC) CuGePh3 complexes. Of these,(IPr) CuGePh3 (IPr=: C {N (2, 6-iPr2C6H3) CH} …