Abstract
Transition metal-catalysed carbene- and nitrene transfer to the C1-building blocks carbon monoxide and isocyanides provides heteroallenes (i.e. ketenes, isocyanates, ketenimines and carbodiimides). These are versatile and reactive compounds allowing in situ transformation towards numerous functional groups and organic compounds, including heterocycles. Both one-pot and tandem processes have been developed providing valuable synthetic methods for the organic chemistry toolbox. This review discusses all known transition metal-catalysed carbene- and nitrene transfer reactions towards carbon monoxide and isocyanides and in situ transformation of the heteroallenes hereby obtained, with a special focus on the general mechanistic considerations.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 5842-5877 |
Number of pages | 36 |
Journal | Chemical Society Reviews |
Volume | 51 |
Issue number | 14 |
Early online date | 24 Jun 2022 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 21 Jul 2022 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:T. R. R. and R. V. A. O. acknowledge financial support of Nederlandse Organisatie voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek (N. W. O.) (ECHO-grant). B. U. W. M. and R. V. A. O. acknowledge financial support of Fund for Scientific Research Flanders (FWO) (Senior Research Project G0D1921N). B. U. W. M. thanks the Francqui Foundation for an appointment as Collen Francqui Research Professor.
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