N-heterocyclic carbenes : from laboratory curiosities to efficient synthetic tools / edited by Silvia Diez-González, Imperial College London, UK.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Díez-González, Silvia, author.

Contributor:

Díez-González, Silvia, editor.

Series:

RSC catalysis series ; no. 27.

RSC catalysis series ; number 27

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Carbenes (Methylene compounds).

Heterocyclic compounds.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (637 pages) : illustrations.

Edition:

Second edition.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Royal Society of Chemistry, [2017]

Summary:

In less than 20 years N-heterocyclic carbenes (NHCs) have become well-established ancillary ligands for the preparation of transition metal-based catalysts. This is mainly due to the fact that NHCs tend to bind strongly to metal centres, avoiding the need of excess ligand in catalytic reactions. Also, NHC?metal complexes are often insensitive to air and moisture, and have proven remarkably resistant to oxidation. This book showcases the wide variety of applications of NHCs in different chemistry fields beyond being simple phosphine mimics. This second edition has been updated throughout, and now includes a new chapter on NHC?main group element complexes. It covers the synthesis of NHC ligands and their corresponding metal complexes, as well as their bonding and stereoelectronic properties and applications in catalysis. This is complemented by related topics such as organocatalysis and biologically active complexes. Written for organic and inorganic chemists, this book is ideal for postgraduates, researchers and industrialists.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed January 17, 2017).

ISBN:

9781782626817

1782626816