N,N′-Bis(2,2-dimethylpropyl)benzimidazolin-2-ylidene: A stable nucleophilic carbene derived from benzimidazole

Chemistry - A European Journal

Volumn 5, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 1931-1935

  Hahn, F Ekkehardt ^a   Wittenbecher, Lars ^a   Boese, Roland ^b   Bläser, Dieter ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DUISBURG ESSEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Carbene complexes; Carbenes; NMR spectroscopy; Tungsten

Indexed keywords

BENZIMIDAZOLE DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; CARBON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHIRALITY; COMPLEX FORMATION; DESULFURIZATION; MOLECULAR STABILITY; REDUCTION; STEREOCHEMISTRY; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; SYNTHESIS;

EID: 0032977592     PISSN: 09476539     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1521-3765(19990604)5:6<1931::AID-CHEM1931>3.0.CO;2-M     Document Type: Article

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