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A crystalline annelated pyridin-1-ylidene and its isomerization into a pyridin-3-ylidene
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Pushing the limits of electron donation for cis-chelating ligands via an alliance of phosphonium ylide and anionic abnormal NHC
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Influence of triphosphine ligand coordination geometry in Mn(I) hydride complexes [(P∩P∩P)(CO)₂MnH] on their kinetic hydricity
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Exploring the chemistry of ruthenium complexes with a bidentate barbiturate-imidazo[1,5-a]pyridinylidene ligand
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A Pd(II) complex exhibiting tetradentate NHC-phosphine ligand: On route to unconventional phosphonium ylide derivatives
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Photoluminescent ruthenium(ii) bipyridyl complexes containing phosphonium ylide ligands
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Substituents’ effect on the photophysics of trinuclear copper(I) and silver(I) pyrazolate–phosphine cages
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Counterion effects in [Ru(bpy)₃](X)₂-photocatalyzed energy transfer reactions
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Transition-metal-catalysed transfer hydrogenation reactions with glycerol and carbohydrates as hydrogen donors
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3d-Metal Catalyzed C–C Bond Formation Through α-Alkylation of Ketones
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Impact of the methylene bridge substitution in chelating NHC-phosphine Mn(I) catalyst for ketone hydrogenation
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Two active species from a single metal halide precursor: a case study of highly productive Mn-catalyzed dehydrogenation of amine-boranes via intermolecular bimetallic cooperation
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Phosphine-NHC-phosphonium ylide pincer Ligand: Complexation with Pd(II) and unconventional P-coordination of the ylide moiety
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Cross-metathesis of technical grade methyl oleate for the synthesis of bio-based polyesters and polyamides
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Carbon-phosphorus ligands with extreme donating character
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Fused polycyclic NHC ligands in gold catalysis: Recent advances
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An experimental and computational investigation rules out direct nucleophilic addition on the N2 ligand in manganese dinitrogen complex [Cp(CO)₂Mn(N₂)]
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Towards (C,C)-cyclometalated N-(9-alkylfluorenyl)NHC ruthenium complexes for Z-selective olefin metathesis
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Half-sandwich manganese complex bearing fused oxazoline-NHC ligand: Conformational analysis and evaluation in asymmetric ketone hydrosilylation
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Unhindered biplane-shaped N-heterocyclic carbene ligands as a remedy for low reactivity of crowded substrates in ruthenium catalyzed olefin metathesis
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The dichotomy of Mn–H bond cleavage and kinetic hydricity of tricarbonyl manganese hydride complexes
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Phosphonium ylides vs iminophosphoranes: The role of the coordinating ylidic atom in cis-[phosphine-ylide Rh(CO)₂] complexes
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Characterisation by X-ray diffraction of bidentate and tridentate PCP and PCN NHC core pincer-type Mn(I) complexes
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Ruthenium–NHC complex-catalyzed P(iii)-directed C–H borylation of arylphosphines
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Bis(N-cyclopropenio)-imidazol-2-ylidene: An N-heterocyclic carbene bearing two N-cationic substituents
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Chiral oxazolidines acting as transient hydroxyalkyl-functionalized N-heterocyclic carbenes: An efficient route to air stable copper and gold complexes for asymmetric catalysis
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Highly emissive red heterobimetallic Ir^III/M^I (M^I = Cu^I and Au^I) complexes for efficient light-emitting electrochemical cells
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Redox-switchable behavior of transition-metal complexes supported by amino-decorated N-heterocyclic carbenes
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Towards ligand simplification in manganese-catalyzed hydrogenation and hydrosilylation processes
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Diverse C-coordination modes of NHC-tricyclohexylphosphonium ylide ligands in palladium(II) complexes
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Hydrosilylation reactions catalyzed by rhenium
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Carbenes and phosphonium ylides: A fruitful association in coordination chemistry
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Editorial overview: Smart use of metal reagents unlocks greener organic synthesis
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Hybrids of cationic [4]helicene and N-heterocyclic carbene as ligands for complexes exhibiting (chir)optical properties in the far red spectral window
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Direct access to palladium(II) complexes based on anionic C,C,C-phosphonium ylide core pincer ligand
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Manganese-Catalyzed Hydrogenation and Hydrogen Transfer Reactions
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Synthesis and properties of partially saturated fluorenyl-derived [n]helicenes featuring an overcrowded alkene
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Organometallic Manganese Compounds in Organic Synthesis
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Experimental and theoretical insights into the electronic properties of anionic n-heterocyclic dicarbenes through the rational synthesis of their transition metal complexes
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Chiral N-Heterocyclic Carbene-Based Ligands
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Cationic PCP and PCN NHC core pincer-type Mn(I) complexes: From synthesis to catalysis
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Half-sandwich manganese complexes Cp(CO)₂Mn(NHC) as redox-active organometallic fragments
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An anionic, chelating C(sp³)/NHC ligand from the combination of an N-heterobicyclic carbene and barbituric heterocycle
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Visible-light-induced ruthenium-catalyzed alkylation of activated C(sp³)−H bonds
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Visible-light-induced 3d transition metal-catalysis: A focus on C–H bond functionalization
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Manganese—New prominent actor in transfer hydrogenation catalysis
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