text: Beryllium can coordinate with an N-hetereocyclic carbene (NHC). NHCs are defined as heterocyclic species containing a carbene carbon and at least one nitrogen atom within the ring structure. NHCs have found numerous applications in some of the most important catalytic transformations in chemical industry, but their reactivity in coordinating with main group elements especially with beryllium’s potential as a reactive organocatalyst has opened new areas of research.