title: The Resurgence of the Highly Ylidic N-Heterocyclic Olefins as a New Class of Organocatalysts.
abstract: In recent decades, N-heterocyclic carbenes have become established as a prevalent family of organocatalysts. N-Heterocyclic olefins, the alkylidene derivatives of N-heterocyclic carbenes, have recently also emerged as efficient promoters for CO2 fixation and polymerization reactions. Their extraordinarily strong Lewis/Brønsted basicity suggests great potential as a new class of organocatalysts for a broad range of reactions in synthetic chemistry.
authors.affiliation: School of Chemistry, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia.
authors.forename: Reece D
authors.initials: RD
authors.lastname: Crocker
authors.affiliation: School of Chemistry, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia. t.v.nguyen@unsw.edu.au.
authors.forename: Thanh V
authors.initials: TV
authors.lastname: Nguyen
keywords: Brønsted/Lewis bases; amines; olefins; organocatalysis; ylides