title: N-Heterocyclic carbenes can coexist with alkenes and C-H acidic sites.
abstract: The isolation of compounds 3 and 7a,b proves that a singlet carbene center can coexist with alkenes or C-H acidic sites in proximity without spontaneous annihilation.
authors.affiliation: Max-Planck-Institut für Kohlenforschung, D-45470 Mülheim/Ruhr, Germany. fuerstner@mpi-muelheim.mpg.de
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Fürstner
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Krause
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Ackermann
authors.forename: C W
authors.initials: CW
authors.lastname: Lehmann