reviewChemical Society ReviewsJan 1, 2011Closed access

N-Heterocyclic carbene (NHC) ligands and palladium in homogeneous cross-coupling catalysis: a perfect union

GCGeorge C. FortmanSPSteven P. Nolan

University of St Andrews

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Abstract

Cross-coupling reactions using Pd-NHC (NHC = N-heterocyclic carbene) catalysts are discussed in this critical review and examined in terms of catalytic activity and how these have permitted advances in the area as they developed (95 references).

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  • Carbene
  • Catalysis
  • Palladium
  • Homogeneous
  • Chemistry
  • Coupling reaction
  • Homogeneous catalysis
  • Coupling (piping)
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