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Carbene-stabilized main group radicals and radical ions

Year: 2013

Type: article

Abstract: Shortly after their discovery at the end of the 80s, stable singlet carbenes have been recognized as excellent ligands for transition metal based catalysts, and as organo-catalysts in their own right. At the end of the 2000s, it has been shown that they can coordinate main group elements in their zero oxidation state, and even activate small molecules. This review covers examples in the literature dealing with the most recent application of stable singlet carbenes, namely their use to stabilize radicals and radical ions that are otherwise unstable.

Source: Chemical Science

DOI: 10.1039/c3sc51174j

Authors: Caleb D. Martin, Michele Soleilhavoup, Guy Bertrand

Institutions: Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, University of California San Diego, UCSD-CNRS Joint Research Chemistry Laboratory

Language: English

Topic: Synthesis and characterization of novel inorganic/organometallic compounds

Subfield: Inorganic Chemistry

Field: Chemistry

Domain: Physical Sciences

Open Access status: green

Funders: National Science Foundation, National Institute of General Medical Sciences

Award: New Carbon-based Ligands for Hydroamination and olefin metathesis catalysts