Carbene polymerization from the catalyzed decomposition of diazo compounds: Mechanism and modern development

Catalytic Stereoselective 1,2-cis-Furanosylations Enabled by Enynal-Derived Copper Carbenes

“…), reactions with nucleophiles, as well as migratory insertions involving various metals . Moreover, carbenes find applications in polymerization, olefin metathesis, and labeling biomolecules (including proteins, RNA, and DNA) for research and diagnostic purposes . While carbenes have found diverse applications across multiple domains, their potential in carbohydrate chemistry has been largely untapped.…”

Carbene Radicals in Transition-Metal-Catalyzed Reactions

“…Transition metal carbene chemistry has matured over the past few decades into an established field within both inorganic chemistry and homogeneous catalysis. 1 Their applications range from unique electronic, magnetic, and photophysical properties to a wide variety of synthetic methods, such as several C–H and X–H insertion reactions, 2 ring-forming and expansion transformations, 3 alkene metathesis, 4 and C1 polymerization 5 inter alia .…”

Initiating abilities of diphosphine- and diamine-ligated Pd complexes/NaBPh4 systems for C1 polymerization of diazoacetates

“…Polymerization of diazoacetates has been gaining recognition as an effective method for C-C main chain polymer synthesis with the development of effective initiating systems for the polymerization in the last two decades (Scheme 1). [1][2][3][4][5][6][7] The polymerization affording poly(alkoxycarbonylmethylene)s (PACMs) is classified as a member of "C1 polymerizations", where the C-C main chain of the products is constructed from "one carbon unit". In comparison with vinyl polymers obtained from "C2 polymerization", PACMs are expected to exhibit unique properties or functions derived from the structural feature of having an alkoxycarbonyl group (ester) on each of the main chain carbon atoms; indeed, enhancement in properties such as hydrophilicity, photophysical properties, and so on of PACMs has been observed, [8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25] because of the densely-packed ester substituents around the C-C main chain.…”