Research Article

Synthesis of Silver (I) Complexes of Iminoalkyl Functionalised 𝑁 -Heterocyclic Carbenes

Table 1

Synthesis of benzylhydrylideneaminoalkyl imidazol-2-ylidene silver complexes 2a-2h.

R1R2Product yield

1aHBn2a 79%
1bBnBn2b 50%
1cMeBn2c 84%
1d Bn2d 68%
1eHPh2e 78%
1fBnPh2f 66%
1gMePh2g 91%
1h Ph2h 60%