The application of N-heterocyclic carbenes (NHCs) as versatile anchors for planar surface modifications has been well documented over the past decade. Despite its fundamental importance to the ...

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Understanding the making and breaking of bonds is at the heart of chemistry. The ubiquity of N-heterocyclic carbenes (NHCs) in chemical research typically arises from their potent stabilizing ...

Small, polar rings and electron-withdrawing atoms are both well-loved motifs in medicinal chemistry. So oxetanes and fluorine atoms could be a match made in drug discovery heaven. Researchers also ...

When fewer bonds are formed, unusual compounds such as carbenes are obtained, which have unique properties exploited in various fields of chemistry and catalysis. Rare cases exist of divalent ...

The properties of important ancillary ligands such as phosphine and N-heterocyclic carbenes are given special attention. Organometallic reaction mechanisms are thoroughly discussed with emphasis on ...

A star-forming region in the Tarantula Nebula as captured by the James Webb Space Telescope. MSU researchers have recently uncovered alternative sources of the molecule H₃⁺, which plays a crucial role ...

Nov. 14, 2023 — Researchers have successfully synthesized ligands called fluorinated N-heterocyclic carbenes (NHCs) from environmentally harmful perfluoroalkenes, a type of synthetic chemicals ...

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