Issue 5, 2011

Early metal bis(phosphorus-stabilised)carbene chemistry

Abstract

Since the discovery of covalently-bound mid- and late-transition metal carbenes there has been a spectacular explosion of interest in their chemistry, but their early metal counterparts have lagged behind. In recent years, bis(phosphorus-stabilised)carbenes have emerged as valuable ligands for metals across the periodic table, and their use has in particular greatly expanded covalently-bound early metal carbene chemistry. In this tutorial review we introduce the reader to bis(phosphorus-stabilised)carbenes, and cover general preparative methods, structure and bonding features, and emerging reactivity studies of early metal derivatives (groups 1–4 and the f-elements).

Graphical abstract: Early metal bis(phosphorus-stabilised)carbene chemistry

Article information

Article type
Tutorial Review
Submitted
05 Oct 2010
First published
14 Feb 2011

Chem. Soc. Rev., 2011,40, 2164-2176

Early metal bis(phosphorus-stabilised)carbene chemistry

S. T. Liddle, D. P. Mills and A. J. Wooles, Chem. Soc. Rev., 2011, 40, 2164 DOI: 10.1039/C0CS00135J

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