title: Reductive generation of stable, five-membered N,N'-diamidocarbenes.
abstract: The synthesis of the first stable, five-membered N,N'-diamidocarbenes (DACs), including a differentially N-substituted derivative, was achieved via the reduction of a geminal dichloride precursor using potassium. Key differences between the reactivity of the five-membered DACs and their six-membered congeners were observed, including an ability to insert into electron-rich C-H bonds.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas 78712, USA. bielawski@cm.utexas.edu.
authors.forename: Jonathan P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Moerdyk
authors.forename: Christopher W
authors.initials: CW
authors.lastname: Bielawski