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Heterocyclic Carbenes: Synthesis and Coordination Chemistry
Author(s) -
Hahn F. Ekkehardt,
Jahnke Mareike C.
Publication year - 2008
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.200703883
Subject(s) - carbene , chemistry , heteroatom , ring (chemistry) , coordination complex , transition metal carbene complex , combinatorial chemistry , metal , organic chemistry , catalysis
Abstract The chemistry of heterocyclic carbenes has experienced a rapid development over the last years. In addition to the imidazolin‐2‐ylidenes, a large number of cyclic diaminocarbenes with different ring sizes have been described. Aside from diaminocarbenes, P‐heterocyclic carbenes, and derivatives with only one, or even no heteroatom within the carbene ring are known. New methods for the synthesis of complexes with N‐heterocyclic carbene ligands such as the oxidative addition or the metal atom template controlled cyclization of β‐functionalized isocyanides have been developed recently. This review summarizes the new developments regarding the synthesis of N‐heterocyclic carbenes and their metal complexes.