title: NHC-based pincer ligands: carbenes with a bite.
abstract: In this frontier article we overview the emergence and scope of NHC-based CCC and CNC pincer systems, i.e. complexes containing mer-tridentate ligands bearing two NHC donor groups, comment on their effectiveness in applications, and highlight areas for future development and exploitation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University of Warwick, Gibbet Hill Road, Coventry CV4 7AL, UK. a.b.chaplin@warwick.ac.uk.
authors.forename: Rhiann E
authors.initials: RE
authors.lastname: Andrew
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University of Warwick, Gibbet Hill Road, Coventry CV4 7AL, UK. a.b.chaplin@warwick.ac.uk.
authors.forename: Lucero
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: González-Sebastián
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University of Warwick, Gibbet Hill Road, Coventry CV4 7AL, UK. a.b.chaplin@warwick.ac.uk.
authors.forename: Adrian B
authors.initials: AB
authors.lastname: Chaplin