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ADVERTISEMENT RETURN TO ISSUEArticleNEXTLooking for Stable Carbenes: The Difficulty in Starting AnewAnthony J. ArduengoView Author Information Institut für Anorganische und Analytische Chemie, der Technischen Universität Carolo-Wilhelmina, D-38106 Braunschweig, Germany Cite this: Acc. Chem. Res. 1999, 32, 11, 913–921Publication Date (Web):August 21, 1999Publication History Received10 May 1999Published online21 August 1999Published inissue 1 November 1999https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/ar980126phttps://doi.org/10.1021/ar980126presearch-articleACS PublicationsCopyright © 1999 American Chemical SocietyRequest reuse permissionsArticle Views7133Altmetric-Citations1082LEARN ABOUT THESE METRICSArticle Views are the COUNTER-compliant sum of full text article downloads since November 2008 (both PDF and HTML) across all institutions and individuals. These metrics are regularly updated to reflect usage leading up to the last few days.Citations are the number of other articles citing this article, calculated by Crossref and updated daily. Find more information about Crossref citation counts.The Altmetric Attention Score is a quantitative measure of the attention that a research article has received online. Clicking on the donut icon will load a page at altmetric.com with additional details about the score and the social media presence for the given article. Find more information on the Altmetric Attention Score and how the score is calculated. Share Add toView InAdd Full Text with ReferenceAdd Description ExportRISCitationCitation and abstractCitation and referencesMore Options Share onFacebookTwitterWechatLinked InRedditEmail Other access optionsGet e-Alertsclose SUBJECTS:Carbene compounds,Electron density,Isolation,Nitrogen,Substituents Get e-Alerts