{"product_id":"contemporary-carbene-chemistry-isbn-9781118237953","title":"Contemporary Carbene Chemistry","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePresents the most innovative results in carbene chemistry, setting the foundation for new discoveries and applications\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe discovery of stable carbenes has reinvigorated carbene chemistry research, with investigators seeking to develop carbenes into new useful catalysts and ligands. Presenting the most innovative and promising areas of carbene research over the past decade, this book explores newly discovered structural, catalytic, and organometallic aspects of carbene chemistry, with an emphasis on new and emerging synthetic applications.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eContemporary Carbene Chemistry\u003c\/i\u003e features contributions from an international team of pioneering carbene chemistry researchers. Collectively, these authors have highlighted the most interesting and promising areas of investigation in the field. The book is divided into two parts:\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003ePart 1, Properties and Reactions of Carbenes,\u003c\/b\u003e explores new findings on carbene stability, acid-base behavior, and catalysis. Carbenic structure and reactivity are examined in chapters dedicated to stable carbenes, carbodicarbenes, carbenes as guests in supramolecular hosts, tunneling in carbene and oxacarbene reactions, and ultrafast kinetics of carbenes and their excited state precursors. Theoretical concerns are addressed in chapters on computational methods and dynamics applied to carbene reactions.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003ePart 2, Metal Carbenes,\u003c\/b\u003e is dedicated to the synthetic dimensions of carbenes, particularly the reactions and catalytic properties of metal carbenes. The authors discuss lithium, rhodium, ruthenium, chromium, molybdenum, tungsten, cobalt, and gold.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eAll the chapters conclude with a summary of the current situation, new challenges on the horizon, and promising new research directions. A list of key reviews and suggestions for further reading also accompanies every chapter.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEach volume of the Wiley Series on Reactive Intermediates in Chemistry and Biology focuses on a specific reactive intermediate, offering a broad range of perspectives from leading experts that sets the stage for new applications and further discoveries.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003ePreface\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePART 1: PROPERTIES AND REACTIONS OF CARBENES\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 Carbene Stability\u003cbr\u003e  \u003ci\u003eS. Gronert and R. M. O’Ferrall\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Stable Carbenes\u003cbr\u003e  \u003ci\u003eJ. P. Moerdyk and C. W. Bielawski\u003c\/i\u003e 3 Acid-Base Chemistry of Carbenes\u003cbr\u003e  \u003ci\u003eA. M. O’Donoghue and R. S. Massey\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Computational Methods for the Study of Carbenes and their Excited States\u003cbr\u003e  \u003ci\u003eH. L. Luk, S. Vyas, and C. M. Hadad\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Dynamics in Carbene Reactions\u003cbr\u003e  \u003ci\u003eD. Merrer, K. Houk, and L. Xu\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Ultrafast Kinetics of Carbene Reactions\u003cbr\u003e  \u003ci\u003eG. Burdzinski and M. S. Platz\u003c\/i\u003e 7 Tunneling in the Reactions of Carbenes and Oxacarbenes\u003cbr\u003e  \u003ci\u003eD. Gerbig and P. R. Schreiner\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 Carbodicarbenes\u003cbr\u003e  \u003ci\u003eG. Frenking and R. Tonner\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 Catalytic Reactions with \u003ci\u003eN\u003c\/i\u003e-Mesityl Substituted N-Heterocyclic Carbenes\u003cbr\u003e  \u003ci\u003eJ. Mahatthananchai and J.  W. Bode\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 Supramolecular Carbene Chemistry\u003cbr\u003e  \u003ci\u003eU. Brinker, J.-L. Mieusset, and M. G.        Rosenberg\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePART 2: METAL CARBENES\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 Modern Lithium Carbenoid Chemistry\u003cbr\u003e  \u003ci\u003eV. Capriati\u003c\/i\u003e 12 Rhodium Carbenes\u003cbr\u003e  \u003ci\u003eH. Davies and B. Parr\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13 Ruthenium Carbenes\u003cbr\u003e  \u003ci\u003eS. T. Diver and J. M. French\u003c\/i\u003e 14 Nucleophilic Carbenes of the Chromium Triad\u003cbr\u003e  \u003ci\u003eZ. J. Tonzetich\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15 Cobalt-Mediated Carbene Transfer Reactions\u003cbr\u003e  \u003ci\u003eX. Cui and X. P. Zhang\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16 Gold Carbenes\u003cbr\u003e  \u003ci\u003eL. Zhang\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“Overall I think that this book is generally well presented and free of obvious mistakes. I very much like the fact that there is consistency in structure throughout each chapter, indicating that the editorial process has been thorough. In particular, the conclusion and outlook sections provide a valuable summary of the state-of-the-art in each area, and how the future is foreseen.”  (\u003ci\u003eApplied Organometallic Chemistry\u003c\/i\u003e, 10 October 2014)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eROBERT A. MOSS, PhD,\u003c\/b\u003e is a Research Professor and Louis P. Hammett Professor Emeritus in Chemistry and Chemical Biology at Rutgers University. A world leader in the chemistry of reactive intermediates, Dr. Moss was awarded a prestigious 2010 ACS Arthur C. Cope Senior Scholar Award.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMICHAEL P. DOYLE, PhD,\u003c\/b\u003e is a Professor in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry at the University of Maryland. He is the recipient of numerous scientific awards, including a 2006 ACS Arthur C. Cope Senior Scholar Award.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePresents the most innovative results in carbene chemistry, setting the foundation for new discoveries and applications\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe discovery of stable carbenes has reinvigorated carbene chemistry research, with investigators seeking to develop carbenes into new useful catalysts and ligands. Presenting the most innovative and promising areas of carbene research over the past decade, this book explores newly discovered structural, catalytic, and organometallic aspects of carbene chemistry, with an emphasis on new and emerging synthetic applications.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eContemporary Carbene Chemistry\u003c\/i\u003e features contributions from an international team of pioneering carbene chemistry researchers. Collectively, these authors have highlighted the most interesting and promising areas of investigation in the field. The book is divided into two parts:\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003ePart 1, Properties and Reactions of Carbenes,\u003c\/b\u003e explores new findings on carbene stability, acid-base behavior, and catalysis. Carbenic structure and reactivity are examined in chapters dedicated to stable carbenes, carbodicarbenes, carbenes as guests in supramolecular hosts, tunneling in carbene and oxacarbene reactions, and ultrafast kinetics of carbenes and their excited state precursors. Theoretical concerns are addressed in chapters on computational methods and dynamics applied to carbene reactions.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003ePart 2, Metal Carbenes,\u003c\/b\u003e is dedicated to the synthetic dimensions of carbenes, particularly the reactions and catalytic properties of metal carbenes. The authors discuss lithium, rhodium, ruthenium, chromium, molybdenum, tungsten, cobalt, and gold.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eAll the chapters conclude with a summary of the current situation, new challenges on the horizon, and promising new research directions. 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