title: Chelating alkoxy-N-heterocyclic carbene complexes of silver and copper.
abstract: Incorporation of an alkoxide functional group into an N-heterocyclic carbene (NHC) ligand allows the synthesis of the first anionic NHC chelating ligands, which react to give the first neutral, molecular silver(I) alkoxide carbene complex, and a copper(I) derivative containing the first nonmacrocyclic, square planar Cu(I) centres.
authors.affiliation: School of Chemistry, University of Nottingham, University Park, Nottingham, UK NG7 2RD. Polly.Arnold@nott.ac.uk
authors.forename: P L
authors.initials: PL
authors.lastname: Arnold
authors.forename: A C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Scarisbrick
authors.forename: A J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Blake
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Wilson