Since the discovery of the first stable N-heterocyclic carbene (NHC) in the beginning of the
1990s, these divalent carbon species have become a common and available class of …

N-Heterocyclic carbenes (NHC) are nowadays ubiquitous and indispensable in many
research fields, and it is not possible to imagine modern transition metal and main group …

Abstract Discovered in 2005, cyclic (alkyl)(amino) carbenes (CAACs) are among the most
nucleophilic (σ donating) and also electrophilic (π‐accepting) stable carbenes known to …

The energy decomposition analysis (EDA) is a powerful method for a quantitative
interpretation of chemical bonds in terms of three major components. The instantaneous …

Although known for over 90 years, only in the past two decades has the chemistry of diboron
(4) compounds been extensively explored. Many interesting structural features and reaction …

Carbenes have evolved from transient laboratory curiosities to a robust, diverse, and
surprisingly impactful ligand class. A variety of different carbenes have significantly …

The past decade has witnessed an increasing interaction between experiment and theory in
the field of molecular spectroscopy. On the computational side, ongoing developments of …

Breaking down the calculated interaction energy between two or more fragments into well-
defined terms enables a physically meaningful understanding of chemical bonding. Energy …

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 …

Recent years have seen rapid advances in the chemistry of small molecules containing
electron‐precise boron–boron bonds. This Review provides an overview of the latest …