Metal‐Mediated Synthesis of a Mixed Arduengo‐Fischer Carbodicarbene Ligand

Carbodicarbenes are strong C‐donor ligands, which have found numerous applications in organometallic and main group element chemistry. Herein, we report a structurally distinct carbodicarbene ligand, which is formed by dinitrogenative coupling of a Fischer carbene complex with an N‐heterocyclic diazoolefin. The resulting carbonyl complex serves as a stable source for the mixed Arduengo‐Fischer carbodicarbene ligand. Facile ligand transfer reactions were demonstrated to occur with gold(I), copper(I), palladium(II), and rhodium(I) complexes.