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Covalent Capture of Nitrous Oxide by N-Heterocyclic Carbenes†

  1. Alexander G. Tskhovrebov,
  2. Dr. Euro Solari,
  3. Dr. Matthew D. Wodrich,
  4. Dr. Rosario Scopelliti,
  5. Prof. Kay Severin*

Article first published online: 16 NOV 2011

DOI: 10.1002/anie.201106589

Issue

Angewandte Chemie International Edition

Angewandte Chemie International Edition

Volume 51, Issue 1, pages 232–234, January 2, 2012

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How to Cite

Tskhovrebov, A. G., Solari, E., Wodrich, M. D., Scopelliti, R. and Severin, K. (2012), Covalent Capture of Nitrous Oxide by N-Heterocyclic Carbenes. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 51: 232–234. doi: 10.1002/anie.201106589

Author Information

  1. Institut des Sciences et Ingénierie Chimiques, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), 1015 Lausanne (Switzerland)

*Institut des Sciences et Ingénierie Chimiques, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), 1015 Lausanne (Switzerland)

  1. †

    This work was supported by funding from the Swiss National Science Foundation and the EPFL.

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 29 DEC 2011
  2. Article first published online: 16 NOV 2011
  3. Manuscript Received: 16 SEP 2011

Funded by

  • Swiss National Science Foundation
  • EPFL

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Keywords:

  • computational chemistry;
  • heterocycles;
  • N-heterocyclic carbenes;
  • nitrogen oxides;
  • structure elucidation
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A good catch: N-Heterocyclic carbenes (NHCs) form stable adducts with nitrous oxide (N2O) under mild reaction conditions. The adducts display unique reactivity as evidenced by an alkylation reaction which leads to a rupture of the N[BOND]N bond.

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