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NHC-catalysed benzoin condensation – is it all down to the Breslow intermediate?

Year: 2015

Type: article

Abstract: The NHC-catalysed benzoin condensation has been studied mechanistically by a combination of experimental and computational chemistry. The presented EPR-spectroscopic and computational data provide evidence for a radical pair as a potential second key-intermediate that is derived from the Breslow-intermediate via an SET process.

Source: Chemical Science

DOI: 10.1039/c5sc02186c

Authors: Julia Rehbein, Stephanie-M. Ruser, Jenny Phan

Institution: Universität Hamburg

Language: English

Topic: N-Heterocyclic Carbenes in Organic and Inorganic Chemistry

Subfield: Organic Chemistry

Field: Chemistry

Domain: Physical Sciences

Open Access status: diamond

Funders: Verband der Chemischen Industrie, Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft

Award: G8128157177