Synthesis and Characterization of a Tetradentate, N-Heterocyclic Carbene Copper(II) Complex and Its Use as a Chan–Evans–Lam Coupling Catalyst

• DOI: 10.1021/acs.organomet.0c00552
• Publication Date: 2020-12-12T06:22:39Z
• Authors: James D. Cope; Patrick E. Sheridan; Christopher J. Ga...; Raymond Femi Awoyemi; Sean L. Stokes; Joseph P. Emerson
• Keywords: 01 natural sciences; 0104 chemical sciences

Copper N-heterocyclic carbenes (NHCs) are an emerging area of focus for catalysis and other applications. Using a straightforward methodology, a new and highly modifiable tetradentate copper(II) NH...