N-Heterocyclic carbenes as tunable ligands for catalytic metal surfaces

M Koy, P Bellotti, M Das, F Glorius - Nature Catalysis, 2021 - nature.com
Heterogeneous catalysts represent the backbone of many industrial processes and thus
have a considerable societal impact. The active sites of these heterogeneous catalysts are …

Fundamentals and applications of N-heterocyclic carbene functionalized gold surfaces and nanoparticles

G Kaur, RL Thimes, JP Camden… - Chemical …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
The discovery of N-heterocyclic carbenes (NHCs) revolutionized organometallic chemistry
due to their strong metal–ligand bonds. These strong bonds also lend enhanced stability to …

Imidazolium-functionalized Mo3P nanoparticles with an ionomer coating for electrocatalytic reduction of CO2 to propane

M Esmaeilirad, Z Jiang, AM Harzandi, A Kondori… - Nature Energy, 2023 - nature.com
Propane is a tri-carbon (C3) alkane widely used as a fuel. Despite recent advances in CO2
electrocatalysis, the production of C3+ molecules directly from CO2 is challenging due to …

A CO2‐Masked Carbene Functionalized Covalent Organic Framework for Highly Efficient Carbon Dioxide Conversion

C He, DH Si, YB Huang, R Cao - … Chemie International Edition, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Free N‐heterocyclic carbenes (NHCs) are generally prepared by treatment of imidazolium
precursors with strong alkali reagents, which usually produces inactive NHC dimers. This …

Deposition condition impacts charge tunneling and thermoelectric properties of N-heterocyclic carbene monolayers

H Kang, J Jang, GD Kong, S Jung, T Ohto… - Journal of Materials …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
N-heterocyclic carbene (NHC) is an emerging anchor moiety for surface engineering and
various applications. While various deposition conditions have been reported, how these …

Selective CO2 Electromethanation on Surface-Modified Cu Catalyst by Local Microenvironment Modulation

Y Shi, K Sun, J Shan, H Li, J Gao, Z Chen, C Sun… - ACS …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Renewable methane synthesized via CO2 electroreduction has the potential to serve as a
carbon-neutral medium benefiting from its high energy density. However, challenges remain …

Stability of N-Heterocyclic Carbene Monolayers under Continuous Voltammetric Interrogation

MA Pellitero, IM Jensen, NL Dominique… - … Applied Materials & …, 2023 - ACS Publications
N-Heterocyclic carbenes (NHCs) are promising monolayer-forming ligands that can
overcome limitations of thiol-based monolayers in terms of stability, surface functionality, and …

Self‐Assembled Monolayers of N‐Heterocyclic Olefins on Au (111)

I Berg, L Schio, J Reitz, E Molteni… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Self‐assembled monolayers (SAMs) of N‐heterocyclic olefins (NHOs) have been prepared
on Au (111) and their thermal stability, adsorption geometry, and molecular order were …

N‐Heterocyclic Carbene Based Nanolayer for Copper Film Oxidation Mitigation

I Berg, E Amit, L Hale, FD Toste… - Angewandte Chemie, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The wide use of copper is limited by its rapid oxidation. Main oxidation mitigation
approaches involve alloying or surface passivation technologies. However, surface alloying …

Functionalized N-Heterocyclic Carbene Monolayers on Gold for Surface-Initiated Polymerizations

Y Choi, CS Park, HV Tran, CH Li… - … Applied Materials & …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Although N-heterocyclic carbenes (NHCs) are superior to thiol adsorbates in that they form
remarkably stable bonds with gold, the generation of NHC-based self-assembled …