title: Copper(i)-NHC complexes as NHC transfer agents.
abstract: This report presents the recent advances in the use of copper(i)-NHC (NHC = N-heterocyclic carbene) complexes as transmetallating agents enabling the transfer of NHCs to a wide range of transition metals. The synthesis of these carbene transfer reagents is also discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Inorganic and Physical Chemistry, Ghent University, Krijgslaan 281 - S3, 9000 Gent, Belgium. Catherine.Cazin@UGent.be.
authors.forename: Fady
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Nahra
authors.affiliation: EaStCHEM School of Chemistry, University of St Andrews, St Andrews, KY16 9ST, UK.
authors.forename: Alberto
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gómez-Herrera
authors.affiliation: Department of Inorganic and Physical Chemistry, Ghent University, Krijgslaan 281 - S3, 9000 Gent, Belgium. Catherine.Cazin@UGent.be and EaStCHEM School of Chemistry, University of St Andrews, St Andrews, KY16 9ST, UK.
authors.forename: Catherine S J
authors.identifier: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9094-8131
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Cazin