title: A cyclic (alkyl)(amido)carbene: synthesis, study and utility as a desulfurization reagent.
abstract: The synthesis and study of a cyclic (alkyl)(amido)carbene is described. The carbene was found to undergo C-H insertion at low temperatures, formed cyclopropenes upon exposure to alkynes, and facilitated desulfurization reactions. Spectroscopic studies revealed that the carbene is strongly π-accepting but retains a complimentary degree of σ-donating properties.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas 78712, USA.
authors.forename: Zachary R
authors.initials: ZR
authors.lastname: McCarty
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas 78712, USA and Center for Multidimensional Carbon Materials (CMCM), Institute for Basic Science (IBS), Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST), Ulsan 44919, Republic of Korea. bielawski@unist.ac.kr.
authors.forename: Dominika N
authors.initials: DN
authors.lastname: Lastovickova
authors.affiliation: Center for Multidimensional Carbon Materials (CMCM), Institute for Basic Science (IBS), Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST), Ulsan 44919, Republic of Korea. bielawski@unist.ac.kr and Department of Chemistry and Department of Energy Engineering, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST), Ulsan 44919, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Christopher W
authors.initials: CW
authors.lastname: Bielawski