PMID-sentid Pub_year Sent_text comp_official_name comp_offsetprotein_name organism prot_offset 19456138-2 2009 We use density functional theory to investigate the mechanism of the catalytic dehydrogenation of AB by Ni N-heterocyclic carbene (NHC) complexes, which we show proceeds through Ni monocarbene and dicarbene species. dicarbene 197-206 high mobility group nucleosomal binding domain 4 Homo sapiens 107-135 19456138-3 2009 Although Ni(NHC)(2) dehydrogenates AB, it competitively decomposes into a monocarbene species because AB readily displaces NHC from Ni(NHC)(2) and reaction of displaced NHC with abundant AB makes Ni monocarbene formation thermodynamically favored over the dicarbene catalyst. dicarbene 256-265 high mobility group nucleosomal binding domain 4 Homo sapiens 12-15