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1,3,4,5‐Tetraphenylimidazol‐2‐ylidene: The Realization of Wanzlick's Dream
Author(s) -
Arduengo III Anthony J.,
Goerlich Jens R.,
Krafczyk Roland,
Marshall William J.
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
angewandte chemie international edition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.831
H-Index - 550
eISSN - 1521-3773
pISSN - 1433-7851
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1521-3773(19980803)37:13/14<1963::aid-anie1963>3.0.co;2-m
Subject(s) - realization (probability) , dream , salt (chemistry) , combinatorial chemistry , chemistry , materials science , mathematics , organic chemistry , psychology , statistics , neuroscience
Questions remain as to why the title compound 1 was never isolated before; contrary to long‐held opinion, this compound is not unstable. With a modified version of the original procedure by H.‐W. Wanzlick et al. for the synthesis of the imidazolium salt starting material, 1 has now been isolated as a stable crystalline solid at room temperature.