Abstract
The versatile nucleophilic organic catalysts N-heterocyclic carbenes (NHCs) have been shown to effectively mediate the transesterification of phosphorus esters under mild conditions; user-friendly imidazolium salts can also be employed as pre-catalysts.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 5456-5458 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | Chemical Communications |
Issue number | 43 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2005 |
Keywords
- RING-OPENING POLYMERIZATION
- NUCLEOPHILIC CARBENES
- CHEMICAL DETOXIFICATION
- LIVING POLYMERIZATION
- GAMMA-BUTYROLACTONES
- STABLE CARBENES
- 1ST EXAMPLE
- CATALYSTS
- ALCOHOLS
- GENERATION