Structure of the isolated C5-Abnormal N-Heterocyclic Carbene (blue: nitrogen atom, purple: unusual carbene carbon atom, gray: normal carbon atoms. Credit Bertrand lab, UC Riverside

Structure of the isolated C5-Abnormal N-Heterocyclic Carbene (blue: nitrogen atom, purple: unusual carbene carbon atom, gray: normal carbon atoms. Credit Bertrand lab, UC Riverside