N-heterocyclic carbenes from transition metal coordinated functional isocyanides of the type o-(CH2Y)C6H4NC (Y = OSiMe3, OH; N3; AsR3+)

The synthesis, transition metal coordination and reactivity of the functional isocyanides o-(CH2Y)C6H4−NC (Y = OSiMe3, OH; N3; AsR3+) to afford N-heterocyclic carbenes is shortly reviewed.

Graphical abstractRecent results on the synthesis and the organometallic chemistry of the functional isocyanides o-(CH2Y)C6H4NC (Y=OSiMe3, OH; N3; AsR3+) specifically addressed to the formation of N-heterocyclic aminocarbene transition metal complexes are described.Figure optionsDownload full-size imageDownload as PowerPoint slide