1,3-Bis(2,4,6-trimethylphenyl)imidazolium bicarbonate, min. 97% IMesH.HCO3

Technical Notes:
1.Compound used as a source of NHC's which can be transferred to transition metals .
2.Catalyst used in the benzoin condens ation reaction.
3.Organic pre-catalyst for the N-heterocyclic carbene-catalysed group transfers and ring-opening polymerizations .
References:
1. J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2012, 134, 2. J. Org. Chem., 2012, 77, 10135.
Polym. Chem., 2013, 4, 1995.