title: Electrochemical flow-reactor for expedient synthesis of copper-N-heterocyclic carbene complexes.
abstract: An electrochemical flow-cell for highly efficient and selective generation of Cu(I)-N-heterocyclic carbene complexes under neutral and ambient conditions is reported. The feasibility of the flow-cell is demonstrated through the electrochemical synthesis of [Cu(IMes)Cl] and subsequent in situ flow directly into hydrosilylation reactions, with equal efficiency to the purified catalyst.
authors.affiliation: School of Chemistry, University of Leeds, Woodhouse Lane, Leeds, LS2 9JT, UK. c.e.willans@leeds.ac.uk.
authors.forename: Michael R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Chapman
authors.forename: Yarseen M
authors.initials: YM
authors.lastname: Shafi
authors.forename: Nikil
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Kapur
authors.forename: Bao N
authors.initials: BN
authors.lastname: Nguyen
authors.forename: Charlotte E
authors.initials: CE
authors.lastname: Willans
mesh_terms: D002384:Catalysis; D003300:Copper / Q000737:chemistry*; D004563:Electrochemistry; D005240:Feasibility Studies; D006571:Heterocyclic Compounds / Q000737:chemistry*; D008697:Methane / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000737:chemistry; D009942:Organometallic Compounds / Q000737:chemistry*; D010084:Oxidation-Reduction; D012821:Silanes / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: D006571:Heterocyclic Compounds; D009942:Organometallic Compounds; D012821:Silanes; C030011:carbene; D003300:Copper; D008697:Methane