1,3-Bis(2,4,6-trimethylphenyl)-4,5-dihydroimidazol-2-ylidene, min. 98%

Technical Notes:
1. L igand for copper-catalyzed regioselective formation of tri- and tetrasubstituted vinylboronates in air.
2.Ligand for highly active ruthenium catalyst for hydrogenation of olefins.
3.Electrophilic phosphonium cations component for ketone catalytic hydrod eoxyg enation/hydrosilylation.
4.Used in selective activation of fluoroalkenes to produce N-hete rocyclic fluoroalkenes and polyfluoroalkenyl imidazolium salts.
References:
1.ACS Catal., 2014, 4, 1564.
2.J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2015, 137, 5582.
3.Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2015, 54, 8250.
4.Chem. Eur. J., 2016, 22, 8063 .