Steric indices are parameters used in chemistry to describe the spatial arrangement of
atoms or groups of atoms in molecules. They are important in determining the reactivity …

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 …

Ligands, especially phosphines and carbenes, can play a key role in modifying and
controlling homogeneous organometallic catalysts, and they often provide a convenient …

Quantification and variation of characteristic properties of different ligand classes is an
exciting and rewarding research field. N‐Heterocyclic carbenes (NHCs) are of special …

Electronic and steric ligand effects both play major roles in organometallic chemistry and
consequently in metal-mediated catalysis. Quantifying such parameters is of interest to …

The success of homogeneous catalysis can be attributed largely to the development of a
diverse range of ligand frameworks that have been used to tune the behavior of various …

Many significant products (drugs, materials, optical devices, etc.) commercialized or in the
development phase, possess aromatic carbon-carbon and aromatic carbonnitrogen bonds …

A wide array of forms of palladium has been utilized as precatalysts for Heck and Suzuki
coupling reactions over the last 15 years. Historically, nearly every form of palladium used …

Abstract Palladium‐catalyzed C C and C N bond‐forming reactions are among the most
versatile and powerful synthetic methods. For the last 15 years, N‐heterocyclic carbenes …

Metal-catalyzed cross-coupling reactions, notably those permitting C− C bond formation,
have witnessed a meteoritic development and are now routinely employed as a powerful …