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Download fileSynthesis of an N-Mesityl Substituted Chiral Imidazolium Salt for NHC-Catalyzed Reactions
journal contribution
posted on 2008-03-06, 00:00 authored by Justin R. Struble, Juthanat Kaeobamrung, Jeffrey W. BodeA new synthetic approach to chiral imidazolium salts makes possible the first synthesis of an N-mesityl substituted, aminoindanol-derived
N-heterocyclic carbene precursor, 1·ClO4. The successful synthesis allows the first direct comparison of otherwise identical imidazolium and
triazolium precursors across a number of NHC-catalyzed processes. These studies confirm striking differences in reactivity and mechanism
between the two classes.