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Abstract
A direct synthesis of N-heterocyclic olefins (NHOs) and their mesoionic congeners from N-hererocyclic carbenes and N-aziridinylimines is reported. The reaction provided diverse functionalized (m)NHOs and π-extended analogues. The prepared NHOs initiated the ring-opening polymerization of β-butyrolactone, and insertion of aldehyde and nitrile into a NHO–B(C6F5)3 adduct was demonstrated.
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Experimental and spectroscopic characterization data; X-ray crystallographic details corresponding to CCDC number 2297947 for anti-6
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