metal–carbene complexes

Synonym: carbene metal complexes

Metal complexes of the type R2CMLn (M = metal, L = ligand) in which formally a carbene is coordinated to a metal, e.g.
M03860
Source:
PAC, 1995, 67, 1307 (Glossary of class names of organic compounds and reactivity intermediates based on structure (IUPAC Recommendations 1995)) on page 1349