The emergence of
N-heterocyclic carbenes as ligands across the
Periodic Table had an impact on various aspects of the coordination,
organometallic, and catalytic chemistry of the 3d metals, including
Cu, Ni, and Co, both from the fundamental viewpoint but also in applications,
including catalysis, photophysics, bioorganometallic chemistry, materials,
etc. In this review, the emergence, development, and state of the
art in these three areas are described in detail.
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