| Literature DB >> 18611014 |
Shau-Hua Ueng1, Malika Makhlouf Brahmi, Etienne Derat, Louis Fensterbank, Emmanuel Lacôte, Max Malacria, Dennis P Curran.
Abstract
Calculations suggest that complexes of borane with N-heterocyclic carbenes (NHC) have B-H bond dissocation energies more then 20 kcal/mol less than free borane, diborane, borane-THF, and related complexes. Values are in the range of popular radical hydrogen atom donors like tin hydrides (70-80 kcal/mol). The resulting prediction that NHC borane complexes could be used as radical hydrogen atom donors was verified by radical deoxygenations of xanthates by using either AIBN or triethylborane as initiator.Entities:
Year: 2008 PMID: 18611014 DOI: 10.1021/ja804150k
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Am Chem Soc ISSN: 0002-7863 Impact factor: 15.419