title: N-Heterocyclic carbene-catalyzed reactions of C-C unsaturated bonds.
abstract: The N-heterocyclic carbene-catalyzed reactions of C-X (X = O, S, N) unsaturated bonds are well established. However, C-C unsaturated bonds are challenging substrates for NHC-catalyzed reactions. In recent years, several reports have demonstrated that NHC-catalyzed reactions of C-C unsaturated bonds are feasible, including the umpolung of Michael acceptors, the Morita-Baylis-Hillman reaction, and the annulation reactions of vinyl sulfones, nitroalkenes, allenoates and alkynes.
authors.affiliation: Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, Key Laboratory of Molecular Recognition and Function, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China. songye@iccas.ac.cn.
authors.forename: Xiang-Yu
authors.initials: XY
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Song
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ye