Unravelling carbene moiety role in the N-heterocyclic carbene-phosphinidenes coordination chemistry: bonding and reactivity in gold chemistry

Guillaume Thiam, Leonardo Belpassi, Paola Belanzoni

The coordination properties of the emerging class of N-heterocyclic carbene-phosphinidene (NHCP) ligands have been reported to be strongly affected by the carbene (NHC) moiety, but…