A facile route to functionalized N-heterocyclic carbenes (NHCs) with NHC base-stabilized dichlorosilylene.

Reaction of IPr x SiCl(2) (1) [IPr = 1,3-bis(2,6-diisopropylphenyl)imidazol-2-ylidene] with 1-azidoadamantane leads to functionalized N-heterocyclic carbene (NHC) 2. Silyl-substituted NHC 2 reacts easily with 1-azidoadamantane to form triazene 3, in which the exocyclic C=N bond is slightly shorter than those of regular NHC-derived triazines. 2 could serve as a promising ligand for transition metals.

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