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Frontispiece: Nitrene Radical Intermediates in Catalytic Synthesis
Author(s) -
Kuijpers Petrus F.,
van der Vlugt Jarl Ivar,
Schneider Sven,
de Bruin Bas
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
chemistry – a european journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.687
H-Index - 242
eISSN - 1521-3765
pISSN - 0947-6539
DOI - 10.1002/chem.201785661
Subject(s) - nitrene , radical , amination , reactive intermediate , chemistry , catalysis , photochemistry , combinatorial chemistry , computational chemistry , organic chemistry
Nitrene radical complexes are reactive intermediates with intriguing electronic structures, and are best described as “nitrogen‐centered radicals”. They are important intermediates in a variety of “nitrene transfer” reactions, such as aziridination and C−H amination. The Concept article by B. de Bruin et al. on page 13819 ff. is focused on their electronic structure, involvement in catalysis and highlights the important developments in the field.