N-Heterocyclic Carbenes of the Late Transition Metals: A Computational and Structural Database Study
Description:
A computational chemistry analysis combined with a crystallographic database study of the bonding in late transition metal N-heterocyclic carbene (NHC) complexes is reported. The results illustrate a metal-carbon bond for these complexes, approximately 4% shorter than that of a M-C single bond found in metal alkyl complexes. As a consequence of this result, two hypotheses are investigated. The first hypothesis explores the possibility of multiple-bond character in the metal-carbon linkage of t…
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Date:
May 2005
Creator:
Baba, Eduard
Partner:
UNT Libraries