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 …

Cyclic (alkyl)-and (aryl)-(amino) carbenes (CAACs and CAArCs) are stronger σ-donors and
π-acceptors than imidazol-2-ylidenes and imidazolidin-2-ylidenes, the well-known N …

Magic-number gold nanoclusters are atomically precise nanomaterials that have enabled
unprecedented insight into structure–property relationships in nanoscience. Thiolates are …

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

Conspectus Carbenes are compounds that feature a divalent carbon atom with only six
electrons in its valence shell. In the singlet state, they possess a lone pair of electrons and a …

In this contribution, we provide an overview of the main avenues that have emerged in gold
coordination chemistry during the last years. The unique properties of gold have motivated …

Gold superatom nanoclusters stabilized entirely by N-heterocyclic carbenes (NHCs) and
halides are reported. The reduction of well-defined NHC–Au–Cl complexes produces …

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 …

This perspective highlights advances in the preparation and understanding of metal
nanoclusters stabilized by organic ligands with a focus on N-heterocyclic carbenes (NHCs) …

Surface organic ligands play a critical role in stabilizing atomically precise metal
nanoclusters in solutions. However, it is still challenging to prepare highly robust ligated …