CAAC-stabilised 9,10-diboraanthracene: an electronically and structurally flexible platform for small-molecule activation and metal complexation

2023/12/08 by Maximilian Dietz, Merle Arrowsmith, Holger Braunschweig · 1 voice
Chemistry · #Catalytic Cross-Coupling Reactions #Organoboron and organosilicon chemistry #Synthesis and characterization of novel inorganic/organometallic compounds

paper · pdf · doi:10.1039/d3dt03787h

openalex publication_date 2023/12/08 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/06/22

Abstract

In its bent form a cyclic alkyl(amino)carbene (CAAC)-stabilised 9,10-diboraanthracene diradical enables concerted small molecule activation by the two boron centres, while in its planar form it acts as an η 6 -heteroarene ligand to group 6 carbonyls.

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