Issue 2, 2012

Nitron: a stable N-heterocyclic carbene that has been commercially available for more than a century

Abstract

The analytical reagent Nitron is a mesoionic compound whose structure consists of a cationic triazolium unit with an anionic PhN substituent. We provide clear evidence for the existence of a singlet diaminocarbene tautomer whose structure is composed of a 1,2,4-triazol-5-ylidene unit bearing an NHPh substituent.

Graphical abstract: Nitron: a stable N-heterocyclic carbene that has been commercially available for more than a century

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Article information

Article type
Communication
Submitted
17 Oct 2011
Accepted
26 Oct 2011
First published
28 Oct 2011

Chem. Commun., 2012,48, 227-229

Nitron: a stable N-heterocyclic carbene that has been commercially available for more than a century

C. Färber, M. Leibold, C. Bruhn, M. Maurer and U. Siemeling, Chem. Commun., 2012, 48, 227 DOI: 10.1039/C1CC16460K

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