N-Heterocyclic carbene complexes in C–H activation reactions

Q Zhao, G Meng, SP Nolan, M Szostak - Chemical reviews, 2020 - ACS Publications
In this contribution, we provide a comprehensive overview of C–H activation methods
promoted by NHC–transition metal complexes, covering the literature since 2002 (the year …

Computational ligand descriptors for catalyst design

DJ Durand, N Fey - Chemical reviews, 2019 - ACS Publications
Ligands, especially phosphines and carbenes, can play a key role in modifying and
controlling homogeneous organometallic catalysts, and they often provide a convenient …

“Quick-Silver” from a Systematic Study of Highly Luminescent, Two-Coordinate, d10 Coinage Metal Complexes

R Hamze, S Shi, SC Kapper… - Journal of the …, 2019 - ACS Publications
A systematic study is presented on the physical and photophysical properties of
isoelectronic and isostructural Cu, Ag, and Au complexes with a common amide (N …

Direct evidence of a dinuclear copper intermediate in Cu (I)-catalyzed azide-alkyne cycloadditions

BT Worrell, JA Malik, VV Fokin - Science, 2013 - science.org
Copper (I)-catalyzed azide-alkyne cycloaddition has become a commonly employed method
for the synthesis of complex molecular architectures under challenging conditions. Despite …

Remarkable catalytic activity of dinitrogen-bridged dimolybdenum complexes bearing NHC-based PCP-pincer ligands toward nitrogen fixation

A Eizawa, K Arashiba, H Tanaka, S Kuriyama… - Nature …, 2017 - nature.com
Intensive efforts for the transformation of dinitrogen using transition metal–dinitrogen
complexes as catalysts under mild reaction conditions have been made. However, limited …

Group 1 and 2 and early transition metal complexes bearing N-heterocyclic carbene ligands: coordination chemistry, reactivity, and applications

S Bellemin-Laponnaz, S Dagorne - Chemical Reviews, 2014 - ACS Publications
N-Heterocyclic carbenes (NHCs) are omnipresent ligands in coordination and
organometallic chemistry, which is reflected by myriads of applications involving NHC …

Anionic N-heterocyclic carbenes: Synthesis, coordination chemistry and applications in homogeneous catalysis

A Nasr, A Winkler, M Tamm - Coordination Chemistry Reviews, 2016 - Elsevier
N-Heterocyclic carbenes (NHCs) are nowadays ubiquitous and indispensable as ancillary
ligands in organotransition metal chemistry, with an enormous variety of NHC types known …

RETRACTED: DFT flavor of coordination chemistry

AC Tsipis - Coordination Chemistry Reviews, 2014 - Elsevier
This review article has been retracted at the request of the Editors. It was brought to the
attention of the Editor-in-Chief that large sections of the text in the Review Article are …

We Already Know Everything about Oxidative Addition to Pd (0): Do We?

J Rio, H Liang, MEL Perrin, LA Perego, L Grimaud… - ACS …, 2023 - ACS Publications
The oxidative addition (OA) of organic electrophiles to Pd (0) is a fundamental step in
organopalladium chemistry and plays a key role in palladium-catalyzed cross-coupling …

N-Heterocyclic carbene complexes enabling the α-arylation of carbonyl compounds

S Ostrowska, T Scattolin, SP Nolan - Chemical Communications, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
The considerable importance of α-arylated carbonyl compounds, which are widely used as
final products or as key intermediates in the pharmaceutical industry, has prompted …