All carbenes articles
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ResearchHarnessing carbene reactivity with light
Two-step photocatalytic strategy produces metal carbenes easily and safely
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ResearchIntermediate considered ‘too reactive to isolate’ finally tamed
Nitrene species stabilised for three days with careful choice of substituent
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ResearchIron salts catalyse the creation of carbenes for cyclopropanation
A new strategy to synthesise non-stabilised carbenes gives access to cyclopropanes with potential in drug discovery
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ResearchDoubly oxidised carbene tests the limits of the octet rule
Removal of two non-bonding electrons creates four-electron intermediate that could find use in synthesis
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ResearchCarbene chemistry built into microbe’s metabolism in first for biosynthesis
Proof-of-concept work opens pathway to bacteria engineered to synthesise new-to-nature products
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ResearchN-heterocyclic carbene ligands bulk up to better stabilise metal catalysts
New family of molecules has highest steric volume reported to date for N-aliphatic NHC ligands
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OpinionN-heterocyclic carbenes are more than passive spectators
The practical importance of N-heterocyclic carbenes continues to grow
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ResearchFour new bonds to one carbon atom, in a single step
Accidental discovery shows that N-heterocyclic carbenes can act as sources of atomic carbon
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ResearchClever carbene synthesis replaces notoriously hazardous chemistry
Reactive carbon compounds can now be made from aldehydes instead of explosive or unstable reagents
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ResearchIridium pincer complex promotes unprecedented ether decarbonylation
Scientists stumble upon unique transformation that involves breaking an extraordinary number of bonds
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ResearchMechanism maps predict chemoselectivity of NHC-catalysed transformations
Product forecasts from energy barrier calculations will help guide organocatalytic reactions
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ResearchNew chiral carbene expands ligand reservoir for asymmetric catalysis
Introducing rigidity boosts enantioselectivity
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ResearchFirst persistent monosubstituted carbene created
Clever structural design enables room-temperature isolation of highly reactive molecule
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ResearchCarbyne equivalents fire up carbon–carbon bond formation
‘Easy-to-make’ reagent adds a wide variety of functional groups to aromatic rings
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NewsChemistry Nobel laureate George Olah dies aged 89
Olah was the sole recipient of the 1994 chemistry Nobel prize for his work on carbocations
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ResearchCarbene monolayer technology on a roll
Rolling ‘BB-8’ carbenes ride single atoms around a gold surface
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ResearchRare mixed-valent Si2H radical isolated
N-heterocyclic carbenes used to trap subvalent disilicon hydride species