@article{7cdfb9594eca464194e7f6e0b735f6ad,
title = "Synthesis and characterization of a free phenylene bis(N-heterocyclic carbene) and its di-Rh complex : Catalytic activity of the di-Rh and CCC-NHC Rh pincer complexes in intermolecular hydrosilylation of alkynes",
author = "Andavan, {Gurusamy Thangavelu Senthil} and Bauer, {Eike B.} and Letko, {Christopher S.} and Hollis, {T. Keith} and Tham, {Fook S.}",
note = "JavaScript is disabled on your browser. Please enable JavaScript to use all the features on this page. 1,3-Bis(3-butylimidazolium-1-yl)benzene diiodide ( 1) was reacted with Li(2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidine) yielding the free bis-carbene, 1,3-bis(3-butylimidazol-2-ylidene-1-yl)benzene ( 3), which has been spectroscopically characterized. Combining the free bis-carbene with [Rh(COD)Cl] 2 yielded the corresponding di-Rh bis(N-heterocyclic carbene) complex ( 4) that was structurally characterized.",
year = "2005",
month = jan,
day = "12",
doi = "10.1016/j.jorganchem.2005.07.088",
language = "American English",
volume = "690",
journal = "Journal of Organometallic Chemistry",
}