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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) are coordination networks formed by self-assembly of
metal ions or clusters and organic linkers. The functionalities and versatilities of MOF …

The synthesis of nanostructures with tunable antibacterial properties using green solvents at
room temperature is of environmental interest, and antibacterial nanomaterials are used in …

N-Heterocyclic carbene (NHC) ligand precursors, namely, HImACl [1, 3-bis (2-ethoxy-2-
oxoethyl)-1 H-imidazol-3-ium chloride] and HImBCl {1, 3-bis [2-(diethylamino)-2-oxoethyl]-1 …

A series of mono-and dinuclear silver (I) and mononuclear gold (I) complexes containing bis
(N-heterocyclic carbene)(NHC) or N-functionalized NHC ligands were synthesized and fully …

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 …

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 …