title: Imidazo[1,5-a]pyridine: a versatile architecture for stable N-heterocyclic carbenes.
abstract: The imidazo[1,5-a]pyridine skeleton provides a versatile platform for the generation of new types of stable N-heterocyclic carbenes. Rh(I) mono- (6) and biscarbenes (7) from imidazo[1,5-a]pyridin-3-ylidenes (ImPy) and derivatives such as 13 from a mesoionic carbene were synthesized and characterized.
authors.affiliation: Instituto de Investigaciones Químicas (CSIC-US), Américo Vespucio 49, E-41092 Seville, Spain.
authors.forename: Manuel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Alcarazo
authors.forename: Stephen J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Roseblade
authors.forename: Andrew R
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Cowley
authors.forename: Rosario
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Fernández
authors.forename: John M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Brown
authors.forename: José M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Lassaletta