Evidence for an Equilibrium between an N-heterocyclic Carbene and Its Dimer in Solution

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F. Ekkehardt Hahn · University of Münster

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Evidence for the Wanzlick equilibrium between carbene 1 and dibenzotetraazafulvalene (1)(2) at ambient temperature has been found (see scheme). Enetetramines of type (1)(2) can also be cleaved by coordinatively unsaturated transition metal compounds to form dicarbene complexes.

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N-Heterocyclic Carbenes in Organic and Inorganic Chemistry Chemical Reactions and Mechanisms Organic and Molecular Conductors Research

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Published in: Angewandte Chemie International Edition

Volume 39, Issue 3, pp. 541-544

DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1521-3773(20000204)39:3<541::aid-anie541>3.0.co;2-b

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Evidence for an Equilibrium between an N-heterocyclic Carbene and Its Dimer in Solution

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