On the competition between six-membered and five-membered NHC towards alane centered ring expansion
Kajal Balayan, Himanshu Sharma, Kumar Vanka, Sapna Ravindranathan, Rajesh G. Gonnade, Sakya S. Sen
Abstract
The reactions of 6-SIDipp·AlH 3 (1) with 5-IDipp or 5-IDipp·AlH 3 with 6-SIDipp resulted in the ring expansion of six-membered NHC, while the five-membered NHC remained intact.
Topics & Concepts
Ring (chemistry)Competition (biology)ChemistryStereochemistryMedicinal chemistryOrganic chemistryBiologyEcologyN-Heterocyclic Carbenes in Organic and Inorganic ChemistryAmmonia Synthesis and Nitrogen ReductionAsymmetric Hydrogenation and Catalysis