Structurally characterized normal and abnormal N-heterocyclic carbene based palladium and gold complexes and their catalysis

• Main Author: Xu, Xiangya
• Other Authors: School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences
• Format: Theses and Dissertations
• Language: English
• Published: 2011
• Subjects: DRNTU::Science::Chemistry::Organic chemistry::Heterocyclic compounds
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/46226
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

N-heterocyclic carbenes (NHCs) have been extensively investigated and widely used as more efficient ligands. The experimental and theoretical evidences showed that C4 or C5-bound NHCs (aNHCs) are stronger donor ligands than C2-bound NHCs (nNHCs). It is expected that the outstanding strong donor abil...