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N-Heterocyclic carbene catalysis enables the assembly of 1,3,5-tri(hetero)arylbenzenes from nitroolefins

Sha Yang,†a   Zhiguo Zheng, ORCID logo †a   Fei Ning,a   Shupeng Zhang,a   Xiaolan Ye,a   Zhichao Jin, ORCID logo a   Jian Wu ORCID logo a  and  Shengxin Guo*a  

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a A State Key Laboratory of Green Pesticide, Center for Research and Development of Fine Chemicals, Guizhou University, Guiyang 550025, Huaxi District, China
E-mail: guoshengxin97321@163.com

Abstract

NHC-catalyzed trimerization of nitroolefins affords 1,3,5-tri(hetero)arylbenzenes via conjugate additions, annulation, and elimination under mild conditions with good functional group compatibility in nonpolar solvents.

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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1039/D6CC02959K
Article type
Communication
Submitted
13 May 2026
Accepted
11 Jun 2026
First published
23 Jun 2026

Chem. Commun., 2026, Advance Article

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N-Heterocyclic carbene catalysis enables the assembly of 1,3,5-tri(hetero)arylbenzenes from nitroolefins

S. Yang, Z. Zheng, F. Ning, S. Zhang, X. Ye, Z. Jin, J. Wu and S. Guo, Chem. Commun., 2026, Advance Article , DOI: 10.1039/D6CC02959K

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