@article{KleinpeterKoch2018,
  author    = {Kleinpeter, Erich and Koch, Andreas},
  title     = {Stable Carbenes or Betaines?},
  series = {European journal of organic chemistry},
  volume    = {2018},
  journal   = {European journal of organic chemistry},
  number    = {24},
  publisher = {Wiley-VCH},
  address   = {Weinheim},
  issn      = {1434-193X},
  doi       = {10.1002/ejoc.201800462},
  pages     = {3114 -- 3121},
  year      = {2018},
  abstract  = {The anisotropy effect in H-1 NMR spectroscopy can be readily employed to indicate the position of carbene/betaine mesomeric equilibria. NR2 substituted carbene/betaines tend to adopt betaine structures, whereas in the absence of NR2 substituents, the betaine structures cannot stabilise the structure through both -donation effects of the NMe2 groups and the electronegativity of the nitrogen atoms, and the corresponding carbene-like structures are preferred. These conclusions are supported by calculated bond orders and (C-13)/ppm values. The spatial magnetic properties of isonitriles and carbon monoxide, which can be counted as stable carbenes or, at least, as carbene-analogues, also exist as stable betaine structures, which is again supported by structural and magnetic properties.},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{KleinpeterKoch2021,
  author    = {Kleinpeter, Erich and Koch, Andreas},
  title     = {Quantification of sigma-acceptor and pi-donor stabilization in O, S and Hal analogues of N-heterocyclic carbenes (NHCs) on the magnetic criterion},
  series = {The journal of physical chemistry : A, Molecules, spectroscopy, kinetics, environment \& general theory},
  volume    = {125},
  journal   = {The journal of physical chemistry : A, Molecules, spectroscopy, kinetics, environment \& general theory},
  number    = {33},
  publisher = {American Chemical Society},
  address   = {Washington},
  issn      = {1089-5639},
  doi       = {10.1021/acs.jpca.1c05257},
  pages     = {7235 -- 7245},
  year      = {2021},
  abstract  = {The spatial magnetic properties, through-space NMR shieldings (TSNMRSs), of stable O, S and Hal analogues of N-heterocyclic carbenes (NHCs) have been calculated using the GIAO perturbation method employing the nucleus-independent chemical shift (NICS) concept and the results visualized as iso-chemical-shielding surfaces (ICSSs) of various sizes and directions. The TSNMRS values (actually the anisotropy effects measurable in H-1 NMR spectroscopy) are employed to qualify and quantify the position of the present mesomeric equilibria (carbenes <-> ylides). The results are confirmed by geometry (bond angles and bond lengths), IR spectra, UV spectra, and C-13 chemical shifts of the electron-deficient carbon centers.},
  language  = {en}
}