An N-heterocyclic carbene (NHC) contains a carbene carbon incorporated in a nitrogen-
containing heterocycle, presumably reactive and difficult to isolate. 1 The first isolation of …

Ofele and Wanzlick first pioneered the metalation of imidazol-2-ylidenes, better known as N-
heterocyclic carbenes (NHCs), from imidazolium salts in 1968. 1, 2 Lappert and co-workers …

N-heterocyclic carbenes (NHC) is a well established class of new ligands in organometallic
chemistry. Their use as ligands in many reactions catalyzed by transition metal complexes …

The current status (up to 31 July 2006) of Ag (I)–NHCs (NHC= N-heterocyclic carbene) is
presented with various NHC systems ranging from five membered to seven membered rings …

The Organometallic Chemistry of N-heterocyclic Carbenes describes various aspects of N-
heterocyclic Carbenes (NHCs) and their transition metal complexes at an entry level suitable …

The electronic parameters of 25 Werner-type and organometallic ligands have been
experimentally determined and ranked on a unprecedented unified 13C NMR scale using …

Gold (I) complexes such as auranofin have been used for decades to treat symptoms of
rheumatoid arthritis and have also demonstrated a considerable potential as new anticancer …

The properties and reactivities of transition metal complexes are rooted in the
stereoelectronic properties of their ligands. While the bulk of a ligand can be easily …

The use of a versatile N‐heterocyclic carbene (NHC) gold (I) hydroxide precatalyst,[Au
(OH)(IPr)],(IPr= N, N′‐bis (2, 6‐diisopropylphenyl) imidazol‐2‐ylidene) permits the in situ …

A series of novel neutral NHC gold halide complexes derived from 4, 5-diarylimidazoles
were synthesized, characterized, and analyzed for biological effects. High growth inhibitory …