N-Heterocyclic carbenes, despite being isolated and characterized three decades ago, still
capture scientists' interest as versatile, modular and strongly coordinating moieties. In the …

Zeolite chemistry and catalysis are expected to play a decisive role in the next decade (s) to
build a more decentralized renewable feedstock-dependent sustainable society owing to the …

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 …

Transition-metal-catalyzed cross-coupling reactions have been well-established as
indispensable tools in modern organic synthesis. One of the major research goals in cross …

Mesoionic carbenes are a subclass of the family of N-heterocyclic carbenes that generally
feature less heteroatom stabilization of the carbenic carbon and hence impart specific donor …

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 …

Carbenes (R2C:), compounds with a divalent carbon atom containing only six valence shell
electrons, have evolved into a broader class with the replacement of the carbene carbon or …

Organocatalytic Reactions Enabled by N-Heterocyclic Carbenes | Chemical Reviews ACS
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Carbenes have evolved from transient laboratory curiosities to a robust, diverse, and
surprisingly impactful ligand class. A variety of different carbenes have significantly …

The successful isolation and characterization of an N-heterocyclic carbene in 1991 opened
up a new class of organic compounds for investigation. From these beginnings as academic …