title: A benzimidazole-based N-heterocyclic carbene derived from 1,10-phenanthroline.
abstract: [reaction: see text] A catalytically active palladium-complexed tetracyclic N-heterocyclic carbene (NHC) was prepared in three steps from commercially available 1,10-phenanthroline by using a reduction-cyclization-deprotonation sequence. The new carbene framework is a prototype for the development of a series of chiral N-heterocyclic carbenes.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Brock University, 500 Glenridge Avenue, St. Catharines, Ontario L2S 3A1, Canada.
authors.forename: Costa
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Metallinos
authors.forename: Fred B
authors.initials: FB
authors.lastname: Barrett
authors.forename: Jennifer L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Chaytor
authors.forename: Mary E A
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Heska