@article {42454,
	title = {Intermolecular N-heterocyclic carbene-catalyzed hydroacylation of arynes},
	journal = {Angewandte Chemie-International Edition},
	volume = {49},
	year = {2010},
	month = {DEC},
	pages = {9761{\textendash}9764},
	abstract = {<p>A formal introduction: The conceptually new N-heterocyclic carbene catalyzed formal insertion of arynes into the Cformyl[BOND]H bond of aldehydes demonstrates the compatibility of nucleophilic NHCs with electrophilic arynes. This NHC-catalyzed hydroacylation of arynes allows the conversion of aliphatic, α,β-unsaturated, and aromatic aldehydes into aryl ketones; 27 examples and a preliminary mechanistic investigation are provided.</p>},
	doi = {10.1002/anie.201005490},
	author = {Biju, Akkattu T. and Glorius, Frank}
}
