Inorganic Chemistry, Vol.46, No.7, 2365-2367, 2007
Addition of s-h bonds across electron-deficient olefins catalyzed by well-defined copper(I) thiolate complexes
A series of monomeric (NHC)Cu(SR) (R = Ph or CH2Ph; NHC = N-heterocyclic carbene) complexes have been synthesized and fully characterized including single-crystal X-ray diffraction studies. These complexes catalyze the addition of S-H bonds across electron-deficient olefins to regioselectively produce "anti-Markovnikov" products.