Reactivity of free N-heterocyclic carbenes in dichloromethane

Dalton Trans., 2023, 52,13864-13867
DOI: 10.1039/D3DT02702C, Communication
Magnus R. Buchner, Deniz F. Bekiş
The decomposition rates of 1,3-diisopropyl-4,5-dimethylimidazol-2-ylidene and 1,3-bis(2,6-diisopropylphenyl)imidazol-2-ylidene in dichloromethane are slow enough to facilitate reactions with the free carbenes and Lewis acids.
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