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. 2013 Jun 21;42(12):4906-17.
doi: 10.1039/c3cs35522e.

Acyl anion free N-heterocyclic carbene organocatalysis

Sarah J Ryan  1 , Lisa Candish, David W Lupton
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Acyl anion free N-heterocyclic carbene organocatalysis

Sarah J Ryan et al. Chem Soc Rev. .

Abstract

Reaction discovery using N-heterocyclic carbene organocatalysis has been dominated by the chemistry of acyl anion equivalents. Recent studies demonstrate that NHCs are far more diverse catalysts, with a variety of reactions discovered that proceed without acyl anion equivalent formation. In this tutorial review selected examples of acyl anion free NHC catalysis using carbonyl compounds are presented.

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