Electrochemical Generation of<i>N</i>?Heterocyclic Carbenes for Use in Synthesis and Catalysis

The electrochemical generation of N-heterocyclic carbenes (NHCs) offers a mild and selective alternative to traditional synthetic methods that usually rely on strong bases air-sensitive materials. use electrons as reagents results in an efficient clean synthesis enables the direct NHCs various applications. Herein, electrogenerated organocatalysis, organometallic chemistry is explored.