The emergence of zerovalent carbon compounds from structural curiosities to organocatalysts
Allegra L. Liberman‐Martin
Abstract
Low-valent main group compounds have reactivity patterns and properties reminiscent of transition metals. While divalent carbon compounds such as carbenes are widely studied ligands and organocatalysts, zerovalent carbon species have received considerably less attention. This perspective highlights the properties and reactivity of zerovalent carbon compounds, focusing on their first applications as organocatalysts for small molecule reduction and polymerization reactions.
Topics & Concepts
Reactivity (psychology)DivalentCarbon fibersChemistryPolymerizationTransition metalMoleculeCatalysisOrganic chemistryMaterials sciencePolymerMedicineComposite materialPathologyComposite numberAlternative medicineN-Heterocyclic Carbenes in Organic and Inorganic ChemistryCoordination Chemistry and OrganometallicsOrganometallic Complex Synthesis and Catalysis