| Literature DB >> 27625187 |
Étienne Rochette1, Nicolas Bouchard1, Julien Légaré Lavergne1, Chérif F Matta2, Frédéric-Georges Fontaine3.
Abstract
The ansa-aminohydroborane 1-NMe2 -2-(BH2 )C6 H4 crystallizes in an unprecedented type of dimer containing a B-H bond activated by one FLP moiety. Upon mild heating and without the use of any catalyst, this molecule liberates one equivalent of hydrogen to generate a diborane molecule. The synthesis and structural characterization of these new compounds, as well as the kinetic monitoring of the reaction and the DFT investigation of its mechanism, are reported.Entities:
Keywords: boranes; diboranes; frustrated Lewis pairs; reduction; small-molecule activation
Year: 2016 PMID: 27625187 DOI: 10.1002/anie.201605645
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Angew Chem Int Ed Engl ISSN: 1433-7851 Impact factor: 15.336