
%0 Journal Article
%A Graham, David C. 
%A Yates, Brian F. 
%T Increased Stability of NO and NS Heterocyclic Carbenes?
%J Australian Journal of Chemistry
%D 2004/04/01
%V 57
%N 4
%P 359-364
%K computational chemistry&#8212;density functional theory&#8212;heterocyclic carbenes
%R https://doi.org/10.1071/CH03248
%U https://www.publish.csiro.au/paper/CH03248 
%X Density functional theory has been used to investigate the effects of alkylation and oxidation on the stability of NO and NS heterocyclic carbenes. While O- and S-alkylation leads to a dramatic increase in stability with respect to dimerization, oxidation of the NS heterocyclic carbene to form the sulphoxide appears to have the opposite effect. 
