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Recent Progress in the Selective Organic Reactions Catalyzed by N-Heterocyclic Carbene

CAI Xiaohua*, XIE Bing   

  1. (College of Chemistry and Environmental Science,Guizhou Minzu University,Guiyang 550025,China)
  • Received:2012-07-10 Revised:2012-08-21 Published:2013-02-10 Online:2013-02-10
  • Contact: caixiaohua

Abstract: In recent years, rapid developments in the synthesis, catalytic properties and application of N-heterocyclic carbene(NHC) have been achieved. Especially, in selective catalytic organic reactions, NHCs have shown high efficiency, good selectivity and excellent catalytic properties, and therefore have attracted great attention. This review briefly introduced the recent progress on the selective organic reactions catalysed by NHC from the perspectives of regioselectivity, diastereoselectivity and enantioselectivity. The prospects were described.

Key words: N-heterocyclic carbene, selective organic reaction, regioselectivity, diastereoselectivity, enantioselectivity

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