Chemical Reviews, Vol.100, No.1, 39-91, 2000
Stable carbenes
Keywords:TRANSITION-METAL COMPLEXES;LASER FLASH-PHOTOLYSIS;X-RAYCRYSTAL;CATIONIC ETA(2)-PHOSPHINOCARBENE COMPLEXES;N-HETEROCYCLIC CARBENES;CARBON DOUBLE-BOND;HIGHLY HINDEREDDIARYLCARBENES;OPTICAL-ABSORPTION SPECTRUM;LOW-TEMPERATUREMATRICES;SINGLET TRIPLET GAPS