<i>N</i>-Heterocyclic carbene–carbodiimide (NHC–CDI) betaine adducts: synthesis, characterization, properties, and applications
Jessica R. Lamb, Christopher M. Brown, Jeremiah A. Johnson
Abstract
is intended as a primer to these adducts, touching on their history, synthesis, characterization, and general properties. Despite the infancy of the field, NHC-CDI adducts have been applied as amidinate-type ligands for transition metals and nanoparticles, as junctions in zwitterionic polymers, and to stabilize distonic radical cations. These applications and potential future directions are discussed.
Topics & Concepts
CarbodiimideCarbeneBetaineAdductCharacterization (materials science)ChemistryCombinatorial chemistryPolymer chemistryOrganic chemistryMaterials scienceNanotechnologyCatalysisN-Heterocyclic Carbenes in Organic and Inorganic ChemistryCatalytic Cross-Coupling ReactionsSynthesis and characterization of novel inorganic/organometallic compounds