CHINESE JOURNAL OF CATALYSIS, cilt.29, sa.2, ss.185-190, 2008 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
New, sterically demanding 1,3-dialkylimidazolinium salts used as N-heterocyclic carbene precursors were synthesized and characterized. These salts, combined with palladium acetate, provided active catalysts for Heck and suzuki cross-coupling of aryl chlorides and bromides under mild conditions.