{"title":"N-heterocyclic carbenes: organocatalysts displaying diverse modes of action.","authors":"K Zeitler","doi":"","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Within the context of Lewis base catalysis N-heterocyclic carbenes represent an extremely versatile class of organocatalyst that allows for a great variety of different transformations. Starting from the early investigations on benzoin, and later Stetter reactions, the mechanistic diversity of N-heterocyclic carbenes, depending on their properties, has led to the development of several unprecedented catalytic reactions. This article will provide an overview of the versatile reactivity of N-heterocyclic carbenes.</p>","PeriodicalId":87471,"journal":{"name":"Ernst Schering Foundation symposium proceedings","volume":" 2","pages":"183-206"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"2007-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Ernst Schering Foundation symposium proceedings","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"","JCRName":"","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Within the context of Lewis base catalysis N-heterocyclic carbenes represent an extremely versatile class of organocatalyst that allows for a great variety of different transformations. Starting from the early investigations on benzoin, and later Stetter reactions, the mechanistic diversity of N-heterocyclic carbenes, depending on their properties, has led to the development of several unprecedented catalytic reactions. This article will provide an overview of the versatile reactivity of N-heterocyclic carbenes.