Counterintuitive Chemistry: Carbene Stabilization of Zero-Oxidation State Main Group Species

Carbenes have evolved from transient laboratory curiosities to a robust, diverse, and surprisingly impactful ligand class. A variety of different carbenes have significantly contributed to the development of low-oxidation state main group chemistry. This Perspective focuses upon advances in the chem...

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Published inJournal of the American Chemical Society Vol. 145; no. 10; pp. 5592 - 5612
Main Authors Wang, Yuzhong, Robinson, Gregory H.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States American Chemical Society 15.03.2023
Subjects
carbenes
ligands
oxidation
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Summary:Carbenes have evolved from transient laboratory curiosities to a robust, diverse, and surprisingly impactful ligand class. A variety of different carbenes have significantly contributed to the development of low-oxidation state main group chemistry. This Perspective focuses upon advances in the chemistry of carbene complexes containing main group element cores in the formal oxidation state of zero, including their diverse synthetic strategies, unusual bonding and structural motifs, and utility in transition metal coordination chemistry and activation of small molecules.
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ISSN:0002-7863
1520-5126
1520-5126
DOI:10.1021/jacs.2c13574