N-heterocyclic carbenes : effective tools for organometallic synthesis / edited by Steven P. Nolan. [electronic resource] Nolan, Steven P., editor. Carbenes (Methylene compounds) Organometallic compounds Synthesis. QD305.H7 547/.05 23 Includes bibliographical references and index. Online resource; title from PDF title page (John Wiley, viewed Aug. 13, 2014). "This comprehensive reference and handbook covers in depth all major aspects of the use of N-heterocyclic carbene-complexes in organic synthesis: from the theoretical background to characterization, and from cross-coupling reactions to olefin metathesis. Edited by a leader and experienced scientist in the field of homogeneous catalysis and use of NHCs, this is an essential tool for every academic and industrial synthetic chemist." -- Unedited summary from book. 2014 Text 1 online resource http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/book/10.1002/9783527671229 eng N-Heterocyclic carbenes : effective tools for organometallic synthesis. N-Heterocyclic carbenes : effective tools for organometallic synthesis.