Gao, Pengcheng
Wang, Jinzhao
Chu, Wenchao
Zhou, Tongliang https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7334-7078
Bisz, Elwira
Dziuk, Błażej
Lalancette, Roger https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3470-532X
Szostak, Roman
Zhang, Dongju https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6117-4958
Szostak, Michal https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9650-9690
Article History
Received: 7 January 2026
Accepted: 1 June 2026
First Online: 10 June 2026
Competing interests
: The authors declare the following competing interests: Rutgers University has filed patent applications on the ligands and precatalysts described in this manuscript. Inventors: Szostak, M.; Gao, P. Applicant: Rutgers University. Heterobidentate imidazo[1,5-a]pyridine and imidazo[1,5-a]quinoline N-heterocyclic carbene (NHC) ligands, catalyst complexes thereof, and methods using the same. US 63/292,235, Dec. 21, 2021, PCT Filing. The patent claims the structures of ligands and catalysts covered in the manuscript. The remaining authors declare no competing interests.