In 1958, Columbia University chemist Ronald Breslow proposed that vitamin B1 performs key metabolic processes in the body by forming a molecular structure known as a carbene. The problem ...

Synthesis and determination of 7′.(A) Synthesis of carbenoid 6′ and carbene 7′.The reaction is clean and quantitative when LiHMDS is used as a base and pure THF as the solvent. (B) Three ...

A new family of cyclic carbene ligands has been synthesized, expanding the arsenal of these popular ligands and opening a door to homogeneous catalysis of a broader range of chemical reactions.

Highly reactive gold carbene complex shines in emerald green Date: July 8, 2014 Source: Heidelberg, Universität Summary: With a chemical "trick," scientists have succeeded in isolating a stable ...

Based on the comparisons, they found that plutonium’s bonding to the alkylidene and N-heterocyclic carbene ligands was more covalent than predicted, hinting that f-block elements’ behavior isn ...