Facile synthesis of metal N-heterocyclic carbene complexes.
A novel electrochemical procedure for the preparation of metal complexes of N-heterocyclic carbenes using imidazolium salts or corresponding silver-NHC complexes as carbene sources and electrolytes, and metal plates as the sacrificial anodes is described. The procedure is simple and good yielding without the use of expensive or air-sensitive reagents.
Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang University, Xixi Campus, Hangzhou, 310028, China.
Bin
B
Liu
Yin
Y
Zhang
Daichao
D
Xu
Wanzhi
W
Chen
D004563:Electrochemistry; D006571:Heterocyclic Compounds / Q000737:chemistry*; D007093:Imidazoles / Q000737:chemistry; D008697:Methane / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000737:chemistry; D009942:Organometallic Compounds / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry*
D006571:Heterocyclic Compounds; D007093:Imidazoles; D009942:Organometallic Compounds; C030011:carbene; D008697:Methane