title: Asymmetric lithium(I) and copper(II) alkoxy-N-heterocyclic carbene complexes; crystallographic characterisation and Lewis acid catalysis.
abstract: A one-pot synthesis of a wide range of bidentate, alkoxide-N-heterocyclic carbene ligands provides new lithium alkoxy-carbenes and a range of covalently bound organometallic Cu(II) carbene complexes, which are catalytically active, in some cases enantioselectively, for conjugate addition reactions.
authors.affiliation: School of Chemistry, University of Nottingham, University Park, Nottingham, UK NG7 2RD. polly.arnold@nottingham.ac.uk
authors.forename: Polly L
authors.initials: PL
authors.lastname: Arnold
authors.forename: Mark
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rodden
authors.forename: Kate M
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Davis
authors.forename: Andrew C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Scarisbrick
authors.forename: Alexander J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Blake
authors.forename: Claire
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Wilson