Functionalised N-Heterocyclic Carbene Complexes

Functionalised N-Heterocyclic Carbene Complexes describes major trends in functionalised NHC ligands, aiming to assist readers in their attempts to develop and apply their own functionalised carbenes. After an introduction to the chemistry and behaviour of NHC, the book gives a detailed description of functionalised carbenes and their complexes according to a range of functional groups, each with a discussion of the synthetic route, structure, stability and performance.

Functionalised N-Heterocyclic Carbene Complexes is an essential guide to fine-tuning this important class of compounds for practitioners, researchers and advanced students working in synthetic organometallic and organic chemistry and catalysis.

Dr Olaf Kühl, Institut für Biochemie, Ernst-Moritz-Arndt-Universität Greifswald, Germany
Olaf Kühl was recently habilitated at Greifswald University. His main research interests are in organometallic and coordination chemistry with an emphasis on ligand design, particularly in the areas of N-heterocylic germylenes, carbenes and phosphino ureas.