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Encapsulated N‐Heterocyclic Carbenes in Silicones without Reactivity Modification
Author(s) -
Bonnette Fabien,
Kato Tsuyoshi,
Destarac Mathias,
Mignani Gérard,
Cossío Fernando P.,
Baceiredo Antoine
Publication year - 2007
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/anie.200702288
Subject(s) - carbene , reactivity (psychology) , silicone , decomposition , chemistry , lewis acids and bases , characterization (materials science) , organic chemistry , combinatorial chemistry , polymer chemistry , polymer science , nanotechnology , materials science , catalysis , medicine , alternative medicine , pathology
Let them off the leash! Silicone protecting media allow the manipulation and storage of air‐ and moisture‐sensitive N‐heterocyclic carbenes (NHCs). Calculations show that a weak carbene–Lewis acid interaction minimizes decomposition of NHCs but does not inhibit NHC reactivity.

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