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AN INVESTIGATION OF N-HETEROCYCLIC CARBENE CARBOXYLATES:
INSIGHT INTO DECARBOXYLATION, A TRANSCARBOXYLATION
REACTION, AND SYNTHESIS OF HYDROGEN
BONDING PRECURSORS
by
Bret Ryan Van Ausdall
A dissertation submitted to the faculty of The University of Utah in partial fulfillment of the requirement for the degree of
Doctor of Philosophy
Department of Chemistry
The University of Utah
May 2012