title: Early metal bis(phosphorus-stabilised)carbene chemistry.
abstract: Since the discovery of covalently-bound mid- and late-transition metal carbenes there has been a spectacular explosion of interest in their chemistry, but their early metal counterparts have lagged behind. In recent years, bis(phosphorus-stabilised)carbenes have emerged as valuable ligands for metals across the periodic table, and their use has in particular greatly expanded covalently-bound early metal carbene chemistry. In this tutorial review we introduce the reader to bis(phosphorus-stabilised)carbenes, and cover general preparative methods, structure and bonding features, and emerging reactivity studies of early metal derivatives (groups 1-4 and the f-elements).
authors.affiliation: School of Chemistry, University of Nottingham, University Park, Nottingham, NG7 2RD, UK. stephen.liddle@nottingham.ac.uk
authors.forename: Stephen T
authors.initials: ST
authors.lastname: Liddle
authors.forename: David P
authors.initials: DP
authors.lastname: Mills
authors.forename: Ashley J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Wooles