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From Bis( N ‐Alkylimidazole) to Bis(NH–NHC) in Rhenium Carbonyl Complexes
Author(s) -
Huertos Miguel A.,
Pérez Julio,
Riera Lucía,
Díaz Jesús,
López Ramón
Publication year - 2010
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.201002879
Subject(s) - deprotonation , rhenium , protonation , carbene , chemistry , cyan , base (topology) , molecule , medicinal chemistry , stereochemistry , organic chemistry , mathematics , art , catalysis , ion , mathematical analysis , visual arts
Two birds, one stone : A deprotonation–protonation sequence using only one molar equivalent of base and acid transforms two N ‐alkylimidazole molecules into N‐heterocyclic carbene ligands (see scheme; black C, gray H, green F, blue N, red O, cyan Re, yellow S).