Investigation of the properties of 4,5-dialkylated N-heterocyclic carbenes†
Abstract
The investigation of the electronic and steric properties of 4,5-disubstituted imidazolylidenes is reported, as well as their successful application as organocatalysts in the formation of γ-butyrolactones by conjugate Umpolung.
- This article is part of the themed collection: N-heterocyclic carbenes