Heterogeneous catalysts represent the backbone of many industrial processes and thus
have a considerable societal impact. The active sites of these heterogeneous catalysts are …

N-Heterocyclic carbenes (NHCs) have become one of the most widely studied class of
ligands in molecular chemistry and have found applications in fields as varied as catalysis …

N-heterocyclic carbenes (NHCs) represent one of the most important organic ligands in
coordination chemistry, and have been recently attracting increasing attention in …

Surface functionalization of nano-magnetic nanoparticles is a well-designed way to bridge
the gap between heterogeneous and homogeneous catalysis. The introduction of magnetic …

Carbenes are perhaps the most versatile reactive intermediates in chemistry. Since the
original visions of “methylene” by Dumas 1 in 1835 and a generalization of this vision by Nef …

Over the course of the past 15 years the success story of N-heterocyclic carbene (NHC)
compounds in organic, inorganic, and organometallic chemistry has been extended to …

N-Heterocyclic carbenes (NHCs) have become the most celebrated ligands in various fields
of chemistry due to their unique electronic properties. 1− 5 Since the first stable N …

Although N-heterocyclic carbenes (NHCs) have demonstrated outstanding potential for use
as surface anchors, synthetic challenges have limited their application to either large planar …

Attachment of N-heterocyclic carbenes (NHCs) on the surface of metal nanoparticle (NP)
catalysts permits fine-tuning of catalytic activity and product selectivity. Yet, NHC-coated Au …

Herein we describe the synthesis of negatively charged N-heterocyclic carbene (NHC)-
functionalized palladium and gold nanoparticles (NPs), which are stable in water for over 3 …