Royal Society of Chemistry, Chemical Science, 23(12), p. 7973-7992, 2021
DOI: 10.1039/d1sc01910d
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Molecular insights on the formation, detection, and even isolation of the Breslow intermediate, which is the most important species in N-heterocyclic carbene (NHC) catalysis, as obtained from experimental and computational studies, are presented.