“…To prepare the PS-supported NHC–Rh complexes 670 and 671 , KO t Bu and [RhCl(COD)] 2 were reacted with the corresponding NHC precursor in THF solution (Scheme ). , On the other hand [Ir(COD)(μ-OMe)] 2 could be used as an internal base to directly deprotonate the carbon-supported NHC precursors 264 – 267 , 195 , and 209 in THF (Scheme ), preparing the supported NHC–Ir compounds 672 – 678 . ,,, Similarly, [Rh(COD)(μ-OMe)] 2 has been used to synthesize PS-supported Rh–NHC complexes 675 and 676 starting from precursors 195 and 209 . Alternatively, the silver transmetalation approach was applied for the synthesis of silica supported NHC–Ir complex 679 ( 680 ) from [Cp*IrCl 2 ] 2 and 653 ( 654 )-type Ag–NHC (short rigid linker to the NHC moiety). ,, Using a more flexible linker to the NHC moiety and [IrCl(COD)] 2 , the oxygen-stabilized silica supported NHC–Ir compound 681 was obtained (Scheme ).…”