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

Heterogeneous catalysts represent the backbone of many industrial processes and thus
have a considerable societal impact. The active sites of these heterogeneous catalysts are …

Interfacial engineering has long been a vital means of improving thin-film device
performance, especially for organic electronics, perovskites, and hybrid devices. It greatly …

The discovery of N-heterocyclic carbenes (NHCs) revolutionized organometallic chemistry
due to their strong metal–ligand bonds. These strong bonds also lend enhanced stability to …

N-Heterocyclic carbenes (NHCs) have become the most celebrated ligands in various fields
of chemistry due to their unique electronic properties. 1− 5 Since the first stable N …

Isolation of cyclic (alkyl) amino carbenes (cAACs) in 2005 has been a major achievement in
the field of stable carbenes due to their better electronic properties. cAACs and bicyclic …

N-Heterocyclic carbenes (NHCs) are promising monolayer-forming ligands that can
overcome limitations of thiol-based monolayers in terms of stability, surface functionality, and …

Self‐assembled monolayers (SAMs) of N‐heterocyclic olefins (NHOs) have been prepared
on Au (111) and their thermal stability, adsorption geometry, and molecular order were …

N-Heterocyclic carbenes (NHCs) are promising modifiers and anchors for surface
functionalization and offer some advantages over thiol-based systems. Because of their …

N‐Heterocyclic carbenes (NHCs) have superior properties as building blocks of self‐
assembled monolayers (SAMs). Understanding the influence of the substrate in the …