A small tris(imidazolium) cage forms an N-heterocyclic carbene complex with silver(I).
A small, sterically rigid tris(imidazolium) cyclophane reacts with Ag2O to give an Ag(I) carbene complex in which one of the imidazolium moieties remains protonated.
Willans
Charlotte E
CE
Department of Chemistry, Durham University, South Road, Durham, UKDH1 3LE.
Anderson
Kirsty M
KM
Junk
Peter C
PC
Barbour
Leonard J
LJ
Steed
Jonathan W
JW