Although the coordination chemistry of N-heterocyclic carbenes (NHCs) with transition
metals has been explored for half a century, only in the past ten years has the chemistry of …

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 …

Heterocyclic structural architectures occur in many bioactive natural products and synthetic
drugs, and these structural units serve as important intermediates in organic synthesis. This …

Allenes have always fascinated chemists because of the intriguing features of the cumulated
diene function such as the higher reactivity compared to simple alkenes and the peculiar …

The “phenylpropenoids” are a well-known set of naturally occurring compounds obtained
mainly from plant sources. 1, 2 Of this group, the generalized 2-propenylbenzenes 1 and 1 …

First-row transition-metal-mediated reactions constitute an important and growing area of
research due to the low cost, low toxicity, and exceptional synthetic versatility of these …

This minireview reports the most recent advances in the use of heterometallic catalysts
based on single-frame N-heterocyclic carbene ligands. The article describes the synthetic …

This personal account summarizes our work, beginning with the discovery of the first stable
carbene in 1988 up until the recent isolation of mesoionic carbenes. It explains why we have …

High-oxidation-state 3d metal species have found a wide range of applications in modern
synthetic chemistry and materials science. They are also implicated as key reactive species …

Until recently, the availability of neutral carbon-based κ 1 C ligands was limited to carbon
monoxide, isocyanides, and carbenes. Compared to phosphorus-based ligands, carbenes …