RT Journal Article T1 (NHC)M Cores as Catalysts for the Olefin Aziridination Reaction (M= Cu, Ag, Au): Evidencing a Concerted Mechanism for the Nitrene Transfer Process A1 Pérez Ruíz, Jorge A1 Díaz Requejo, María Mar A1 Pérez Romero, Pedro José AB Complexes [(NHC)MCl] (M = coinage metal) have been evaluated as catalyst for the olefin aziridination reaction using PhI=NTs as nitrene source, with moderate to high activity being found depending of the metal and the olefin. At variance with frequently employed copper catalysts with bi-, tri- or tetradentate, N-donor ligands, these monodentante, C-donor ligand infer a remarkable effect in the reaction mechanism. Experimental evidences support the proposal of a concerted mechanism and the absence of radical intermediates, which are the commonly proposed species involved in these nitrene transfer reactions. PB American Chemical Society SN 0276-7333 SN 1520-6041 (electrónico) YR 2022 FD 2022-11-28 LK https://hdl.handle.net/10272/21359 UL https://hdl.handle.net/10272/21359 LA eng NO Pérez-Ruíz, J., Pérez, P. J., & Díaz-Requejo, M. M. (2022). (NHC)M Cores as Catalysts for the Olefin Aziridination Reaction (M = Cu, Ag, Au): Evidencing a Concerted Mechanism for the Nitrene Transfer Process. In Organometallics (Vol. 41, Issue 22, pp. 3349–3355). American Chemical Society (ACS). https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.organomet.2c00310 NO We thank to Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación for Grant PID2020-113797RB-C21, also financed by FEDER “Una manera de hacer Europa”. We also thank Junta de Andalucía (P20-00348) and Universidad de Huelva (P.O.Feder UHU-202016). DS Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Huelva RD 31 may 2026