Technical Notes:
1.Compound used as a source of NHC's which can be transferred to transition metals .
2.Catalyst used in the benzoin condens ation reaction.
3.Organic pre-catalyst for the N-heterocyclic carbene-catalysed group transfers and ring-opening polymerizations .
References:
1. J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2012, 134,
2. J. Org. Chem., 2012, 77, 10135.
Polym. Chem., 2013, 4, 1995.
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