N-heterocyclic carbenes as organocatalysts

Angewandte Chemie - International Edition

Volumn 46, Issue 17, 2007, Pages 2988-3000

  Marion, Nicolas ^a   Díez González, Silvia ^a   Nolan, Steven P ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL RESEARCH OF CATALONIA ICIQ   (Spain)

Author keywords

Asymmetric catalysis; C C coupling; Homogeneous catalysis; N heterocyclic carbenes; Organocatalysis

Indexed keywords

CATALYSTS; CONDENSATION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; REACTION KINETICS; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

ASYMMETRIC CATALYSIS; HOMOGENEOUS CATALYSIS; N-HETEROCYCLIC CARBENES; ORGANOCATALYSIS;

OLEFINS;

EID: 34250870731     PISSN: 14337851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/anie.200603380     Document Type: Short Survey

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