Babula DJ, Charman RSC, Hobson JA, Mahon MF, Liptrot DJ. Dial-a-base mechanochemical synthesis of N-heterocyclic carbene copper complexes.
Dalton Trans 2024;
53:3990-3993. [PMID:
38372037 DOI:
10.1039/d4dt00334a]
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Abstract
Liquid assisted ball milling of [NHC]HBr (NHC = N-heterocyclic carbene) salts with copper(I) chloride, and a range of alkali metal complexes was shown to efficiently produce (NHC)CuX (NHC = normal or RE-NHC, X = halide, alkoxide, amide, alkyl, aryl; RE-NHC = ring-expanded NHC).
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