Ag (I) N-heterocyclic carbene complexes: synthesis, structure, and application

JC Garrison, WJ Youngs - Chemical reviews, 2005‏ - ACS Publications
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 …

Preparation and application of N-heterocyclic carbene complexes of Ag (I)

IJB Lin, CS Vasam - Coordination Chemistry Reviews, 2007‏ - Elsevier
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 …

Remarkable catalytic activity of dinitrogen-bridged dimolybdenum complexes bearing NHC-based PCP-pincer ligands toward nitrogen fixation

A Eizawa, K Arashiba, H Tanaka, S Kuriyama… - Nature …, 2017‏ - nature.com
Intensive efforts for the transformation of dinitrogen using transition metal–dinitrogen
complexes as catalysts under mild reaction conditions have been made. However, limited …

Metal complexes with 'pincer'-type ligands incorporating N-heterocyclic carbene functionalities

D Pugh, AA Danopoulos - Coordination chemistry reviews, 2007‏ - Elsevier
The coordination and organometallic chemistry of linear, rigid, tridentate ligands, which
incorporate at least one N-heterocyclic carbene and other 'classical'donors, is reviewed …

Neutral Tridentate PNP Ligands and Their Hybrid Analogues: Versatile Non‐Innocent Scaffolds for Homogeneous Catalysis

JI van der Vlugt, JNH Reek - Angewandte Chemie International …, 2009‏ - Wiley Online Library
Ligands in coordination chemistry and homogeneous catalysis are traditionally “static”
spectators that do not actively participate in the catalytic cycle. However, such classic …

NHC–Ru complexes—Friendly catalytic tools for manifold chemical transformations

V Dragutan, I Dragutan, L Delaude… - Coordination Chemistry …, 2007‏ - Elsevier
N-Heterocyclic carbenes are now commonly encountered in organometallic and inorganic
coordination chemistry. The increasing attention they enjoy is due to their ability to act as …

Ruthenium pincer complexes: Ligand design and complex synthesis

HA Younus, N Ahmad, W Su, F Verpoort - Coordination Chemistry Reviews, 2014‏ - Elsevier
Active transition–metal complexes based on relatively inexpensive metals are considered to
be a desirable method for sustainable human industrial growth. Considering their cost …

N-heterocyclic carbenes as bridgehead donors in metal pincer complexes

F He, KP Zois, D Tzeli, AA Danopoulos… - Coordination Chemistry …, 2024‏ - Elsevier
Rigid terdentate 'pincer'ligands containing a bridgehead N-heterocyclic carbene (NHC)
donor attract considerable interest as spectators in transition metal complexes with broad …

CH activation reactions of ruthenium N-heterocyclic carbene complexes: application in a catalytic tandem reaction involving CC bond formation from alcohols

S Burling, BM Paine, D Nama, VS Brown… - Journal of the …, 2007‏ - ACS Publications
A series of ruthenium hydride N-alkyl heterocyclic carbene complexes has been
investigated as catalysts for a tandem oxidation/Wittig/reduction reaction to give CC bonds …

Ruthenium (II) picolyl-NHC complexes: synthesis, characterization, and catalytic activity in amine N-alkylation and transfer hydrogenation reactions

FE Fernandez, MC Puerta, P Valerga - Organometallics, 2012‏ - ACS Publications
Ruthenium (II) p-cymene complexes with picolyl-functionalized N-heterocyclic carbenes [(η6-
p-cymene) Ru (L)(Cl)][PF6](L= 3-methyl-1-(2-picolyl) imidazol-2-ylidene (1a), 3-isopropyl-1 …