| Literature DB >> 22149270 |
Markus Horn1, Herbert Mayr, Emmanuel Lacôte, Everett Merling, Jordan Deaner, Sarah Wells, Timothy McFadden, Dennis P Curran.
Abstract
The nucleophilicity parameters (N) of 1,3-bis(2,6-diisopropylphenyl)imidazol-2-ylidene borane and 1,3-dimethylimidazol-2-ylidene borane are 9.55 and 11.88. This places N-heterocyclic carbene boranes (NHC-boranes) among the most nucleophilic classes of neutral hydride donors. Reductions of highly electron-poor C═N and C═C bonds provide hydrogenation products along with new, stable borylated products. The results suggest that NHC-boranes have considerable untapped potential as neutral organic reductants.Entities:
Year: 2011 PMID: 22149270 DOI: 10.1021/ol202836p
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Org Lett ISSN: 1523-7052 Impact factor: 6.005