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N‐Heterocyclic Carbene Ligands and Iron: An Effective Association for Catalysis
Author(s) -
Bézier David,
Sortais JeanBaptiste,
Darcel Christophe
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
advanced synthesis and catalysis
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.541
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 1615-4169
pISSN - 1615-4150
DOI - 10.1002/adsc.201200666
Subject(s) - chemistry , carbene , hydrosilylation , homogeneous catalysis , catalysis , organometallic chemistry , homogeneous , combinatorial chemistry , organic chemistry , nanotechnology , physics , thermodynamics , materials science
Although iron has been known and widely used in coordination and organometallic chemistry for decades and N‐heterocyclic carbenes (NHCs) have also been used for about half a century, their combination surprisingly did not become a hot topic in chemistry until this last decade. This review presents several recent and stimulating developments in homogeneous catalysis done mainly using iron/NHC‐based catalysts. Of particular interest are the roles of iron/NHC complexes in cross‐coupling Kochi reactions, CC bond formation reactions and hydrofunctionalization, and more particularly in hydrosilylation. Our review summarizes the key developments in these fields.