Asymmetric lithium(I) and copper(II) alkoxy-N-heterocyclic carbene complexes; crystallographic characterisation and Lewis acid catalysis.
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.
Arnold
Polly L
PL
School of Chemistry, University of Nottingham, University Park, Nottingham, UK NG7 2RD. polly.arnold@nottingham.ac.uk
Rodden
Mark
M
Davis
Kate M
KM
Scarisbrick
Andrew C
AC
Blake
Alexander J
AJ
Wilson
Claire
C