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Investigate the role of n-heterocyclic carbenes in enhancing reactivity and catalysis for main group elements.

March 2, 2026ACS Catalysis3 citationsOpen Access

NHC-Stabilized Early Main Group Species: Reactivity and Emerging Catalysis

SBStuart Burnett SMScott Miller FMFáinché Murphy

Key Points

Investigate the role of n-heterocyclic carbenes in enhancing reactivity and catalysis for main group elements.
Reviewed recent literature on NHC-stabilized complexes
Analyzed the coordination properties of main group elements
Explored applications of tethered and bis-NHC complexes
Identified promising catalytic behaviors of main group elements with NHC stabilization
Showcased potential industrial applications for NHC-enhanced catalysis
Highlighted underexplored areas in main group catalysis

Abstract

N-Heterocyclic carbenes are commonplace in modern-day homogeneous catalysis due to their easily tunable steric and electronic features. Within the main group elements, NHCs have enabled the isolation of a range of complexes in unusual coordination environments and/or low oxidation states. With significant research efforts developing the transition-metal-like behavior of main group elements, emerging trends are now starting to showcase the potential of NHCs in enabling catalytic application of main group elements. This perspective highlights the potential of NHCs to transform main group catalysis, including a focus on relatively underexplored tethered and bis-NHC complexes for early main group elements.

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