20.500.12556/DiRROS-27402 Unveiling the versatility and reactivity of N-heterocyclic carbene complexes with metal and non-metal fluorides a comprehensive review Unveiling the versatility and reactivity of N-heterocyclic carbene complexes with metal and non-metal fluorides: a comprehensive review N-Heterocyclic carbenes (NHCs) have become cornerstone ligands in modern coordination and main-group chemistry, yet their interactions with metal and non-metal fluorides have long remained underexplored because many fluorides are poorly soluble and often difficult to handle. This review surveys the synthesis, structures, and reactivity of all structurally characterized NHC complexes and adducts containing the NHC-M-F fragment reported from the advent of isolable NHCs (1991) through mid-2025. Across 33 elements spanning the s-, p-, d-, and f-blocks, we compile 458 reported compounds, including 277 crystallographically authenticated species, and organize the field by element group and oxidation state. Emphasis is placed on practical synthetic entry points: direct coordination to soluble fluoride sources, transmetalation and synthon strategies, dehydrofluorination routes from fluoride salts, fluorination of pre-formed halide, hydride, or organo precursors, and redox-driven fluoride formation. We highlight how ligand sterics and electronics (including CAAC and related carbenes) govern stability and speciation. Comparative analysis of NHC–M and M–F metrics, typical geometries, and 19F NMR ranges reveals periodic trends and recurring structural motifs, providing a unified reference framework for designing new NHC-stabilized fluoride compounds and leveraging their distinctive reactivity. N-heterocyclic carbenes metal fluorides main-group fluorides N-heterociklični karbeni polivodikovi fluoridi true false true Elsevier Nizozemska Angleški jezik Slovenski jezik © 2026 The Authors. Neznano 2026-02-05 13:31:42 2026-02-05 13:31:43 2026-02-06 03:51:18 0000-00-00 00:00:00 2026 0 0 Nasl. z nasl. zaslona; Opis vira z dne 5. 2. 2026; str. 1-35 Vol. 555, [article no.] 217604 May 2026 0000-00-00 Zaloznikova Objavljeno NiDoloceno 2025-10-29 2026-01-13 2026-01-31 546 1873-3840 10.1016/j.ccr.2026.217604 267470339 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0010854526000408#s0015 1 a4a11865-028e-11f1-93b0-001a4af901a5 https://dirros.openscience.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=40079 RAZ_Gruden_Evelin_2026.pdf RAZ_Gruden_Evelin_2026.pdf 1 C427FC8C1E0B945080178131EECCB635 7ad1e549f13e34ed383046447871d3849d628a78803457d5eef00f52781d71ab d6227496-028e-11f1-93b0-001a4af901a5 https://dirros.openscience.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=40080 Institut Jožef Stefan 0 0 0