The "weak base route" leading to transition metal-N-heterocyclic carbene complexes.
Chem Commun (Camb)
; 57(32): 3836-3856, 2021 Apr 25.
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ABSTRACT
N-Heterocyclic carbenes (NHCs) are nowadays ubiquitous in organometallic chemistry and catalysis. Recently, a synthetic method which makes use of weak bases and desirable solvents has emerged as a simple, widely applicable and cost-effective pathway to well defined M-NHC complexes. Herein, recent studies devoted to the weak base approach are examined in detail, in order to showcase the simplicity, scope and variations of the method with regards to the azolium salts, bases and the metal sources, as well as the reaction conditions used. Mechanistic investigations are presented, illustrating the formation of intermediates which are air and moisture stable, prior to the metallation step. Finally, the importance, limitations and future prospects of the weak base route are discussed.
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Chem Commun (Camb)
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QUIMICA
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2021
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Bélgica