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Carbodicarbenes and their Captodative Behavior in Catalysis
Author(s) -
Liu Shukai,
Shih WeiChih,
Chen WenChing,
Ong TiowGan
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
chemcatchem
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.497
H-Index - 106
eISSN - 1867-3899
pISSN - 1867-3880
DOI - 10.1002/cctc.201701577
Subject(s) - allene , carbene , lone pair , chemistry , organometallic chemistry , catalysis , diamondoid , medicinal chemistry , organic chemistry , molecule
That of carbones is a new family member in the class of low‐valent carbon compounds. Unlike its cousin, the conventional carbene, the carbone possesses two free electron lone pairs. In combination with their unique allene‐type structure, they possess stronger σ‐donating ability than conventional carbenes such as NHCs or CAACs. Because of this property, they have a huge potential to become a new class of ligands in organometallic chemistry and catalysis. Although carbodiphosphoranes (CDP) were initially discovered in 1961, nearly 50 years were needed to attract the attention of the chemical community with the synthesis of the carbodicarbene (CDC). This Concept paper summarizes developments over the last 10 years and future outlooks for this new class of σ‐donors, particularly carbodicarbenes.