Enantioselective N-Heterocyclic Carbene Catalysis by the Umpolung of α,β-Unsaturated Ketones

N-Heterocyclic Carbene Catalyzed Oxidative Coupling of Alkenes/ α-Bromoacetophenones with Aldehydes: A Facile Entry to α,β-Epoxy Ketones

(2015) Rambabu N. Reddi et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Rate and Equilibrium Constants for the Addition of N-Heterocyclic Carbenes into Benzaldehydes: A Remarkable 2-Substituent Effect

(2015) Christopher J. Collett et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Expanding the Scope of the Tail-to-Tail Dimerization of Vinyl Compounds Catalyzed by N-Heterocyclic Carbene

(2015) Shin-ichi Matsuoka et al.   BULLETIN OF THE CHEMICAL SOCIETY OF JAPAN

Reaction of N-heterocyclic carbenes with chalcones leading to the synthesis of deoxy-Breslow intermediates in their oxidized form

(2015) Anup Bhunia et al.   CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS

Cooperative catalysis of N-heterocyclic carbene and Brønsted acid for a highly enantioselective route to unprotected spiro-indoline-pyrans

(2015) Youqiang Lin et al.   CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS

Organocatalytic Reactions Enabled by N-Heterocyclic Carbenes

(2015) Darrin M. Flanigan et al.   CHEMICAL REVIEWS

Enantioselective N-Heterocyclic Carbene Catalyzed Diene Regenerative (4 + 2) Annulation

(2015) Alison Levens et al.   ORGANIC LETTERS

N -Heterocyclic carbene catalyzed tail-to-tail oligomerization of N , N -dimethylacrylamide (DMAA) and the search for the Stetter reaction of DMAA with benzaldehyde

(2015) Oue-artorn Rajachan et al.   TETRAHEDRON LETTERS

On the Mechanism of N-Heterocyclic Carbene-Catalyzed Reactions Involving Acyl Azoliums

(2014) Jessada Mahatthananchai et al.   ACCOUNTS OF CHEMICAL RESEARCH

On the Involvement of a Spiroepoxide Intermediate in N-Heterocyclic Carbene (NHC)-Catalyzed Benzoin Condensations - An Approach by Oxygenation of Deoxy-Breslow Intermediates

(2014) Albrecht Berkessel et al.   ADVANCED SYNTHESIS & CATALYSIS

N-Heterocyclic Carbene Catalyzed Activation of Esters: A New Option for Asymmetric Domino Reactions

(2014) Pankaj Chauhan et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Proton-Transfer Polymerization (HTP): Converting Methacrylates to Polyesters by an N-Heterocyclic Carbene

(2014) Miao Hong et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Cooperative N-Heterocyclic Carbene/Brønsted Acid Catalysis for the Tail-to-Tail (Co)dimerization of Methacrylonitrile

(2014) Terumasa Kato et al.   JOURNAL OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY

Enantioselective All-Carbon (4+2) Annulation by N-Heterocyclic Carbene Catalysis

(2014) Lisa Candish et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

An overview of N-heterocyclic carbenes

(2014) Matthew N. Hopkinson et al.   NATURE

N-Heterocyclic Carbene Catalyzed Umpolung of Styrenes: Mechanistic Elucidation and Selective Tail-to-Tail Dimerization

(2014) Michael Schedler et al.   ORGANIC LETTERS

Lewis Base Catalysis of Three n–π* Mediated Reactions with N-Heterocyclic Carbenes (NHCs), Isothioureas, Bicyclic Tertiary Amines, and Electron-Rich Pyridyls

(2014) David Lupton et al.   SYNTHESIS-STUTTGART

N-tert-Butyl Triazolylidenes: Catalysts for the Enantioselective (3+2) Annulation of α,β-Unsaturated Acyl Azoliums

(2013) Lisa Candish et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Enantioselective N-Heterocyclic Carbene Catalyzed Annulation Reactions with Imidazolidinones

(2013) Elizabeth O'Bryan McCusker et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Acyl anion free N-heterocyclic carbene organocatalysis

(2013) Sarah J. Ryan et al.   CHEMICAL SOCIETY REVIEWS

Catalysis with N-Heterocyclic Carbenes under Oxidative Conditions

(2013) Suman De Sarkar et al.   CHEMISTRY-A EUROPEAN JOURNAL

Experimental Mechanistic Studies of the Tail-to-Tail Dimerization of Methyl Methacrylate Catalyzed by N-Heterocyclic Carbene

(2013) Terumasa Kato et al.   JOURNAL OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY

Enhanced Rate and Selectivity by Carboxylate Salt as a Basic Cocatalyst in Chiral N-Heterocyclic Carbene-Catalyzed Asymmetric Acylation of Secondary Alcohols

(2013) Satoru Kuwano et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

N-heterocyclic carbene-catalyzed reactions of C–C unsaturated bonds

(2013) Xiang-Yu Chen et al.   ORGANIC & BIOMOLECULAR CHEMISTRY

N-Heterocyclic Carbene-Catalyzed Cyclotetramerization of Acrylates

(2013) Shin-ichi Matsuoka et al.   ORGANIC LETTERS

Mechanistic insights into the triazolylidene-catalysed Stetter and benzoin reactions: role of the N-aryl substituent

(2013) Christopher J. Collett et al.   Chemical Science

Exploiting Acyl and Enol Azolium Intermediates via N-Hetero- cyclic Carbene-Catalyzed Reactions of α-Reducible Aldehydes

(2012) Harit U. Vora et al.   ADVANCED SYNTHESIS & CATALYSIS

Structures and Reactivities of O-Methylated Breslow Intermediates

(2012) Biplab Maji et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Conjugate-Addition Organopolymerization: Rapid Production of Acrylic Bioplastics by N-Heterocyclic Carbenes

(2012) Yuetao Zhang et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Nucleophilic Reactivities of Deoxy Breslow Intermediates: How Does Aromaticity Affect the Catalytic Activities of N-Heterocyclic Carbenes?

(2012) Biplab Maji et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

A Continuum of Progress: Applications of N-Hetereocyclic Carbene Catalysis in Total Synthesis

(2012) Javier Izquierdo et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Controlled β-protonation and [4+2] cycloaddition of enals and chalconesvia N-heterocyclic carbene/acid catalysis: toward substrate independent reaction control

(2012) Zhenqian Fu et al.   CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS

Organocatalytic umpolung: N-heterocyclic carbenes and beyond

(2012) Xavier Bugaut et al.   CHEMICAL SOCIETY REVIEWS

Highly Enantioselective Cyclizations of Conjugated Trienes with Low Catalyst Loadings: A Robust Chiral N-Heterocyclic Carbene Enabled by Acetic Acid Cocatalyst

(2012) Guansai Liu et al.   ORGANIC LETTERS

NHCs in Asymmetric Organocatalysis: Recent Advances in Azolium Enolate Generation and Reactivity

(2012) Andrew Smith et al.   SYNTHESIS-STUTTGART

Sequential one-pot and three-component reactions of an N-heterocyclic carbene to form 4-(1,2,4-triazol-5-ylidene)pyrrolidine-2,5-diones: a tandem umpolung/annulation sequence via deoxy-Breslow intermediates

(2012) Shin-ichi Matsuoka et al.   TETRAHEDRON

N-Heterocyclic Carbene Catalyzed Domino Reactions

(2011) André Grossmann et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

N-Heterocyclic Carbene Catalyzed Umpolung of Michael Acceptors for Intermolecular Reactions

(2011) Akkattu T. Biju et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Employing homoenolates generated by NHC catalysis in carbon–carbon bond-forming reactions: state of the art

(2011) Vijay Nair et al.   CHEMICAL SOCIETY REVIEWS

N-Heterocyclic Carbene-Catalyzed (4 + 2) Cycloaddition/Decarboxylation of Silyl Dienol Ethers with α,β-Unsaturated Acid Fluorides

(2011) Sarah J. Ryan et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

N-Heterocyclic Carbene and Brønsted Acid Cooperative Catalysis: Asymmetric Synthesis oftrans-γ-Lactams

(2011) Xiaodan Zhao et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Catalytic Asymmetric Intermolecular Stetter Reaction of Enals with Nitroalkenes: Enhancement of Catalytic Efficiency through Bifunctional Additives

(2011) Daniel A. DiRocco et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Organocatalytic Tail-to-Tail Dimerization of Olefin: Umpolung of Methyl Methacrylate Mediated by N-Heterocyclic Carbene

(2011) Shin-ichi Matsuoka et al.   ORGANIC LETTERS

N-heterocyclic carbene-catalyzed rearrangements of vinyl sulfones

(2011) Roxanne L. Atienza et al.   Chemical Science

The effect of the N-mesityl group in NHC-catalyzed reactions

(2011) Jessada Mahatthananchai et al.   Chemical Science

On new N-heterocyclic carbene derived alkylidene imidazolines

(2010) Christiane E. I. Knappke et al.   ORGANIC & BIOMOLECULAR CHEMISTRY

N-Heterocyclic Carbene-Catalyzed Generation of α,β-Unsaturated Acyl Imidazoliums: Synthesis of Dihydropyranones by their Reaction with Enolates

(2009) Sarah J. Ryan et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Development of Chiral Bicyclic Triazolium Salt Organic Catalysts: The Importance of theN-Aryl Substituent

(2007) Tomislav Rovis   CHEMISTRY LETTERS