Cationic Tungsten Oxo Alkylidene N-Heterocyclic Carbene Complexes via Hydrolysis of Cationic Alkylidyne Progenitors

A route to cationic tungsten alkylidyne N-heterocyclic carbene (NHC) complexes of the general formula [W(CR)X2(NHC)(tBuCN)y+B(ArF)4–] (R = tBu, C6H4-4-OMe; X = Br, Cl, OTf; NHC = 1,3-dimesityl-1,3-...