Heterolytic H2 Cleavage and Catalytic Hydrogenation by an Iron Metallaboratrane

2013/05/06 by Henry Fong, Marc‐Etienne Moret, Yunho Lee +1 · 1 citation
Chemistry · #Asymmetric Hydrogenation and Catalysis #Bifunctional #Bond cleavage #Boron #Catalysis #Chemistry #Context (archaeology) #Heterolysis #Hydride #Metal #Metal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and Applications #Organic chemistry #Organoboron and organosilicon chemistry #Photochemistry #Polymer chemistry

paper · doi:10.1021/om400281v

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Abstract

across an iron-boron bond in a ferraboratrane with formal hydride transfer to the boron gives iron-borohydrido-hydride complexes. These compounds catalyze the hydrogenation of alkenes and alkynes to the respective alkanes. Notably, the boron is capable of acting as a shuttle for hydride transfer to substrates. The results are interesting in the context of heterolytic substrate addition across metal-boron bonds in metallaboratranes and related systems, as well as metal-ligand bifunctional catalysis.

Citations

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