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Wang Y, Liu CG. The use of main-group elements to mimic catalytic behavior of transition metals I: reduction of dinitrogen to ammonia catalyzed by bis(Lewis base)borylenium diradicals. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2020; 22:28423-28433. [PMID: 33305302 DOI: 10.1039/d0cp04933f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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The use of boron (B) atoms as transition metal mimics opens the door to new research in catalytic chemistry. An emerging class of compounds, bis(Lewis base)borylenes with an electron-rich B(i) center, are potential metal-free catalysts for dinitrogen bonding and reduction. Here, the molecular geometry, electronic structure, and possible reaction mechanism of a series of bis(Lewis base)borylene-dinitrogen compounds corresponding to the nitrogen reduction reaction have been investigated by using density functional theory (DFT) calculations. Our DFT calculations show that these free borylene compounds possess radical features and have the capability to activate N2 molecules via an effective combination of π(B → N2), π(N2 → B), and σ(N2 → B) electron transfer processes. The possible reaction mechanisms for direct conversion of N2 into NH3 for these bis(Lewis base)borylene-dinitrogen compounds have been systematically investigated along distal and alternating paths. The calculated free energy profiles indicate that the limiting potential of a bis(phosphine)borylene-dinitrogen compound is comparable to that of metal-based catalysts, which is the most promising candidate for the reduction of N2 to NH3via the alternating mechanism among all compounds studied here. The electronic structure analysis shows that the B center plays the role of an electron donor and acceptor alternatively in the consecutive six protonation and reduction processes, and thus acts as the electron transfer medium.
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- Yu Wang
- College of Chemical Engineering, Northeast Electric Power University, Jilin City, 132012, P. R. China
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Sarkar D, Weetman C, Munz D, Inoue S. Reversible Activation and Transfer of White Phosphorus by Silyl‐Stannylene. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202013423] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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- Debotra Sarkar
- Department of Chemistry, WACKER-Institute of Silicon Chemistry and Catalysis Research Center Technische Universität München Lichtenbergstraße 4 85748 Garching Germany
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- Department of Chemistry, WACKER-Institute of Silicon Chemistry and Catalysis Research Center Technische Universität München Lichtenbergstraße 4 85748 Garching Germany
- Department of Pure and Applied Chemistry University of Strathclyde Glasgow G1 1XL UK
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- Department of Chemistry and Pharmacy General and Inorganic Chemistry Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nuremberg (FAU) Egerlandstraße 1 91058 Erlangen Germany
- Inorganic Chemistry: Coordination Chemistry Saarland University, Geb. C4.1 66123 Saarbrücken Germany
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- Department of Chemistry, WACKER-Institute of Silicon Chemistry and Catalysis Research Center Technische Universität München Lichtenbergstraße 4 85748 Garching Germany
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Wang J, Wei D, Duan Z, Mathey F. Cleavage of the Inert C(sp 2)-Ar σ-Bond of Alkenes by a Spatial Constrained Interaction with Phosphinidene. J Am Chem Soc 2020; 142:20973-20978. [PMID: 33284022 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.0c11195] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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[1 + 2] cycloaddition is a classical reaction between the electrophilic phosphinidene and an alkene. However, a spatial constraint blocks this well-known reaction and enables an unprecedented chemoselective C(sp2)-Ar σ-bond insertion of the alkene. The theoretical calculations demonstrate that this C-C bond cleavage is energetically feasible and thermodynamically favored through an electrophilic rearrangement and concomitant 1,9-aryl migration without involving any strained intermediate.
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Fujimori S, Inoue S. Main group carbonyl complexes. Commun Chem 2020; 3:175. [PMID: 36703371 PMCID: PMC9814907 DOI: 10.1038/s42004-020-00423-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/08/2020] [Accepted: 10/26/2020] [Indexed: 01/29/2023] Open
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- Shiori Fujimori
- grid.6936.a0000000123222966Department of Chemistry, WACKER-Institute of Silicon Chemistry and Catalysis Research Center, Technische Universität München, Lichtenbergstraße 4, 85748 Garching bei München, Germany
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- grid.6936.a0000000123222966Department of Chemistry, WACKER-Institute of Silicon Chemistry and Catalysis Research Center, Technische Universität München, Lichtenbergstraße 4, 85748 Garching bei München, Germany
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Reiter D, Holzner R, Porzelt A, Frisch P, Inoue S. Silylated silicon-carbonyl complexes as mimics of ubiquitous transition-metal carbonyls. Nat Chem 2020; 12:1131-1135. [PMID: 33071286 DOI: 10.1038/s41557-020-00555-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/13/2020] [Accepted: 08/20/2020] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Transition-metal-carbonyl complexes are common organometallic reagents that feature metal-CO bonds. These complexes have proven to be powerful catalysts for various applications. By contrast, silicon-carbonyl complexes, organosilicon reagents poised to be eco-friendly alternatives for transition-metal carbonyls, have remained largely elusive. They have mostly been explored theoretically and/or through low-temperature matrix isolation studies, but their instability had typically precluded isolation under ambient conditions. Here we present the synthesis, isolation and full characterization of stable silyl-substituted silicon-carbonyl complexes, along with bonding analysis. Initial reactivity investigations showed examples of CO liberation, which could be induced either thermally or photochemically, as well as substitution and functionalization of the CO moiety. Importantly, the complexes exhibit strong Si-CO bonding, with CO→Si σ-donation and Si→CO π-backbonding, which is reminiscent of transition-metal carbonyls. This similarity between the abundant semi-metal silicon and rare transition metals may provide new opportunities for the development of silicon-based catalysis.
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- Dominik Reiter
- Department of Chemistry, WACKER-Institute of Silicon Chemistry and Catalysis Research Center, Technische Universität München, Garching bei München, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry, WACKER-Institute of Silicon Chemistry and Catalysis Research Center, Technische Universität München, Garching bei München, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry, WACKER-Institute of Silicon Chemistry and Catalysis Research Center, Technische Universität München, Garching bei München, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry, WACKER-Institute of Silicon Chemistry and Catalysis Research Center, Technische Universität München, Garching bei München, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry, WACKER-Institute of Silicon Chemistry and Catalysis Research Center, Technische Universität München, Garching bei München, Germany.
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Peltier JL, Tomás-Mendivil E, Tolentino DR, Hansmann MM, Jazzar R, Bertrand G. Realizing Metal-Free Carbene-Catalyzed Carbonylation Reactions with CO. J Am Chem Soc 2020; 142:18336-18340. [DOI: 10.1021/jacs.0c09938] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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- Jesse L. Peltier
- UCSD−CNRS Joint Research Chemistry Laboratory (UMI 3555), Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California 92093-0358, United States
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- UCSD−CNRS Joint Research Chemistry Laboratory (UMI 3555), Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California 92093-0358, United States
- Department of Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, University of the Basque Country (UPV-EHU), Donostia-San Sebastián, 20018 Gipuzkoa, Spain
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- UCSD−CNRS Joint Research Chemistry Laboratory (UMI 3555), Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California 92093-0358, United States
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- UCSD−CNRS Joint Research Chemistry Laboratory (UMI 3555), Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California 92093-0358, United States
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- UCSD−CNRS Joint Research Chemistry Laboratory (UMI 3555), Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California 92093-0358, United States
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- UCSD−CNRS Joint Research Chemistry Laboratory (UMI 3555), Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California 92093-0358, United States
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He Z, Liu L, Zhao Z, Mellerup SK, Ge Y, Wang X, Wang N, Wang S. Divergent and Multi-Stage Photoisomerization of Four-Coordinated Boron Compounds with a Naphthyl-Pyridyl/Thiazolyl Backbone. Chemistry 2020; 26:12403-12410. [PMID: 32311174 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202000775] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/12/2020] [Revised: 04/15/2020] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Examination of the photoreactivity of a new class of N,C-chelate organoboron compounds, including a series of unsymmetrically substituted boron molecules, B(naph-pyridyl)(Ar1 )(Ar2 ) and B(naph-thiazolyl)(Ar1 )(Ar2 ), led to the discovery of new and divergent photothermal isomerization phenomena. These include the clean and regioselective photoisomerization by unsymmetrical boron, forming borepin isomers, some of which further isomerize to the corresponding boratanorcaradiene diastereomer pairs as a result of the generation of two chiral centers. Significantly, the boratanorcaradienes involving a 3-thienyl substituent on boron were found to thermally convert to BN-fluoranthene annulated borapentalene via an unprecedented reversible boratacyclopropane-boratacyclopentene rearrangement. Changing the pyridyl donor to a thiazolyl donor on the boron was found to provide the B(naph-thiazolyl)(Mes)2 compounds with a distinct new photoisomerization pathway-instead of borepin, forming new blue fluorescent polycyclic azaborinine species. This work illustrates the richness and complexity of boron photochemistry.
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- Zhechang He
- Department of Chemistry, Queen's University, 90 Bader Lane, Kingston, Ontario, K7L 3N6, Canada
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Photoelectronic/Electrophotonic, Conversion Materials, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, 5 South Zhongguancun Street, Beijing, P. R. China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Photoelectronic/Electrophotonic, Conversion Materials, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, 5 South Zhongguancun Street, Beijing, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry, Queen's University, 90 Bader Lane, Kingston, Ontario, K7L 3N6, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, Queen's University, 90 Bader Lane, Kingston, Ontario, K7L 3N6, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, Queen's University, 90 Bader Lane, Kingston, Ontario, K7L 3N6, Canada
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Photoelectronic/Electrophotonic, Conversion Materials, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, 5 South Zhongguancun Street, Beijing, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry, Queen's University, 90 Bader Lane, Kingston, Ontario, K7L 3N6, Canada
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Towards the catalytic activation of inert small molecules by main-group ambiphiles. Commun Chem 2020; 3:131. [PMID: 36703344 PMCID: PMC9814040 DOI: 10.1038/s42004-020-00371-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/17/2020] [Accepted: 07/24/2020] [Indexed: 01/29/2023] Open
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One-pot, room-temperature conversion of dinitrogen to ammonium chloride at a main-group element. Nat Chem 2020; 12:1076-1080. [DOI: 10.1038/s41557-020-0520-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/14/2020] [Accepted: 07/01/2020] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Pranckevicius C, Weber M, Krummenacher I, Phukan AK, Braunschweig H. Phosphinoborylenes as stable sources of fleeting borylenes. Chem Sci 2020; 11:11055-11059. [PMID: 34123195 PMCID: PMC8162303 DOI: 10.1039/d0sc04826g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/02/2020] [Accepted: 09/09/2020] [Indexed: 12/04/2022] Open
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Base-stabilised borylenes that mimic the ability of transition metals to bind and activate inert substrates have attracted significant attention in recent years. However, such species are typically highly reactive and fleeting, and often cannot be isolated at ambient temperature. Herein, we describe a readily accessible trimethylphosphine-stabilised borylborylene which was found to possess a labile P-B bond that reversibly cleaves upon gentle heating. Exchange of the labile phosphine with other nucleophiles (CO, isocyanide, 4-dimethylaminopyridine) was investigated, and the binding strength of a range of potential borylene "ligands" has been evaluated computationally. The room-temperature-stable PMe3-bound borylenes were subsequently applied to novel bond activations including [2 + 2] cycloaddition with carbodiimides and the reduction of dichalcogenides, revealing that PMe3-stabilised borylenes can effectively behave as stable sources of the analogous fleeting dicoordinate species under mild conditions.
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- Conor Pranckevicius
- Institute for Inorganic Chemistry, Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg Am Hubland 97074 Würzburg Germany
- Institute for Sustainable Chemistry & Catalysis with Boron, Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg Am Hubland 97074 Würzburg Germany
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- Institute for Inorganic Chemistry, Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg Am Hubland 97074 Würzburg Germany
- Institute for Sustainable Chemistry & Catalysis with Boron, Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg Am Hubland 97074 Würzburg Germany
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- Institute for Inorganic Chemistry, Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg Am Hubland 97074 Würzburg Germany
- Institute for Sustainable Chemistry & Catalysis with Boron, Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg Am Hubland 97074 Würzburg Germany
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- Department of Chemical Sciences, Tezpur University Napaam 784028 India
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- Institute for Inorganic Chemistry, Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg Am Hubland 97074 Würzburg Germany
- Institute for Sustainable Chemistry & Catalysis with Boron, Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg Am Hubland 97074 Würzburg Germany
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Abbenseth J, Goicoechea JM. Recent developments in the chemistry of non-trigonal pnictogen pincer compounds: from bonding to catalysis. Chem Sci 2020; 11:9728-9740. [PMID: 34094237 PMCID: PMC8162179 DOI: 10.1039/d0sc03819a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2020] [Accepted: 08/18/2020] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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The combination of well-established meridionally coordinating, tridentate pincer ligands with group 15 elements affords geometrically constrained non-trigonal pnictogen pincer compounds. These species show remarkable activity in challenging element-hydrogen bond scission reactions, such as the activation of ammonia. The electronic structures of these compounds and the implications they have on their electrochemical properties and transition metal coordination are described. Furthermore, stoichiometric and catalytic bond forming reactions involving B-H, N-H and O-H bonds as well as carbon nucleophiles are presented.
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- Josh Abbenseth
- Department of Chemistry, Chemistry Research Laboratory, University of Oxford Mansfield Road Oxford OX1 3TA UK
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- Department of Chemistry, Chemistry Research Laboratory, University of Oxford Mansfield Road Oxford OX1 3TA UK
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Phanopoulos A, Pal S, Kawakami T, Nozaki K. Heavy-Metal-Free Fischer-Tropsch Type Reaction: Sequential Homologation of Alkylborane Using a Combination of CO and Hydrides as Methylene Source. J Am Chem Soc 2020; 142:14064-14068. [PMID: 32787254 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.0c06580] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Carbon homologation reactions occur within the well-known Fischer-Tropsch process, usually mediated by transition metal catalysts at high temperature. Here we report the low-temperature, heavy-metal-free homologation of a carbon chain using CO as a C1-source showing for the first time that transition-metal catalysts are not required for Fischer-Tropsch-type reactivity. Reaction of an alkylborane in the presence of either LiHBEt3 or LiAlH4 resulted in multiple CO insertion/reduction events to afford elongated chains by more than two methylene (-CH2-) units, affording aldehyde products upon oxidative aqueous workup. Theoretical and experimental mechanistic studies indicate that the boron terminus is responsible for CO incorporation as well as sequential hydride delivery leading to reduction of acylborane intermediates to alkylboranes.
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- Andreas Phanopoulos
- Department of Chemistry and Biotechnology, Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8656, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry and Biotechnology, Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8656, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry and Biotechnology, Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8656, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry and Biotechnology, Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8656, Japan
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Liu S, Légaré MA, Seufert J, Prieschl D, Rempel A, Englert L, Dellermann T, Paprocki V, Stoy A, Braunschweig H. 2,2′-Bipyridyl as a Redox-Active Borylene Abstraction Agent. Inorg Chem 2020; 59:10866-10873. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.0c01383] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Siyuan Liu
- Institute for Inorganic Chemistry, Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg, Am Hubland, 97074 Würzburg, Germany
- Institute for Sustainable Chemistry & Catalysis with Boron, Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg, Am Hubland, 97074 Würzburg, Germany
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- Institute for Inorganic Chemistry, Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg, Am Hubland, 97074 Würzburg, Germany
- Institute for Sustainable Chemistry & Catalysis with Boron, Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg, Am Hubland, 97074 Würzburg, Germany
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- Institute for Inorganic Chemistry, Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg, Am Hubland, 97074 Würzburg, Germany
- Institute for Sustainable Chemistry & Catalysis with Boron, Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg, Am Hubland, 97074 Würzburg, Germany
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- Institute for Inorganic Chemistry, Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg, Am Hubland, 97074 Würzburg, Germany
- Institute for Sustainable Chemistry & Catalysis with Boron, Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg, Am Hubland, 97074 Würzburg, Germany
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- Institute for Inorganic Chemistry, Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg, Am Hubland, 97074 Würzburg, Germany
- Institute for Sustainable Chemistry & Catalysis with Boron, Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg, Am Hubland, 97074 Würzburg, Germany
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- Institute for Inorganic Chemistry, Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg, Am Hubland, 97074 Würzburg, Germany
- Institute for Sustainable Chemistry & Catalysis with Boron, Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg, Am Hubland, 97074 Würzburg, Germany
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- Institute for Inorganic Chemistry, Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg, Am Hubland, 97074 Würzburg, Germany
- Institute for Sustainable Chemistry & Catalysis with Boron, Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg, Am Hubland, 97074 Würzburg, Germany
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- Institute for Inorganic Chemistry, Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg, Am Hubland, 97074 Würzburg, Germany
- Institute for Sustainable Chemistry & Catalysis with Boron, Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg, Am Hubland, 97074 Würzburg, Germany
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- Institute for Inorganic Chemistry, Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg, Am Hubland, 97074 Würzburg, Germany
- Institute for Sustainable Chemistry & Catalysis with Boron, Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg, Am Hubland, 97074 Würzburg, Germany
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- Institute for Inorganic Chemistry, Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg, Am Hubland, 97074 Würzburg, Germany
- Institute for Sustainable Chemistry & Catalysis with Boron, Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg, Am Hubland, 97074 Würzburg, Germany
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Stauber JM, Schwan J, Zhang X, Axtell JC, Jung D, McNicholas BJ, Oyala PH, Martinolich AJ, Winkler JR, See KA, Miller TF, Gray HB, Spokoyny AM. A Super-Oxidized Radical Cationic Icosahedral Boron Cluster. J Am Chem Soc 2020; 142:12948-12953. [PMID: 32646209 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.0c06159] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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While the icosahedral closo-[B12H12]2- cluster does not display reversible electrochemical behavior, perfunctionalization of this species via substitution of all 12 B-H vertices with alkoxy or benzyloxy (OR) substituents engenders reversible redox chemistry, providing access to clusters in the dianionic, monoanionic, and neutral forms. Here, we evaluated the electrochemical behavior of the electron-rich B12(O-3-methylbutyl)12 (1) cluster and discovered that a new reversible redox event that gives rise to a fourth electronic state is accessible through one-electron oxidation of the neutral species. Chemical oxidation of 1 with [N(2,4-Br2C6H3)3]•+ afforded the isolable [1]•+ cluster, which is the first example of an open-shell cationic B12 cluster in which the unpaired electron is proposed to be delocalized throughout the boron cluster core. The oxidation of 1 is also chemically reversible, where treatment of [1]•+ with ferrocene resulted in its reduction back to 1. The identity of [1]•+ is supported by EPR, UV-vis, multinuclear NMR (1H, 11B), and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopic characterization.
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- Julia M Stauber
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, Los Angeles, 607 Charles E. Young Drive East, Los Angeles, California 90095, United States
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- Division of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, California Institute of Technology, 1200 East California Boulevard, Pasadena, California 91125, United States
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- Division of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, California Institute of Technology, 1200 East California Boulevard, Pasadena, California 91125, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, Los Angeles, 607 Charles E. Young Drive East, Los Angeles, California 90095, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, Los Angeles, 607 Charles E. Young Drive East, Los Angeles, California 90095, United States
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- Division of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, California Institute of Technology, 1200 East California Boulevard, Pasadena, California 91125, United States
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- Division of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, California Institute of Technology, 1200 East California Boulevard, Pasadena, California 91125, United States
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- Division of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, California Institute of Technology, 1200 East California Boulevard, Pasadena, California 91125, United States
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- Division of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, California Institute of Technology, 1200 East California Boulevard, Pasadena, California 91125, United States
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- Division of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, California Institute of Technology, 1200 East California Boulevard, Pasadena, California 91125, United States
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- Division of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, California Institute of Technology, 1200 East California Boulevard, Pasadena, California 91125, United States
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- Division of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, California Institute of Technology, 1200 East California Boulevard, Pasadena, California 91125, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, Los Angeles, 607 Charles E. Young Drive East, Los Angeles, California 90095, United States
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Ito T, Iwasawa N, Takaya J. Photo‐promoted Skeletal Rearrangement of Phosphine–Borane Frustrated Lewis Pairs Involving Cleavage of Unstrained C−C σ‐Bonds. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202004444] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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- Tatsuyoshi Ito
- Department of Chemistry School of Science Tokyo Institute of Technology O-okayama, Meguro-ku Tokyo 152-8551 Japan
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- Department of Chemistry School of Science Tokyo Institute of Technology O-okayama, Meguro-ku Tokyo 152-8551 Japan
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- Department of Chemistry School of Science Tokyo Institute of Technology O-okayama, Meguro-ku Tokyo 152-8551 Japan
- JST PRESTO Honcho Kawaguchi Saitama 332-0012 Japan
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Greb L, Ebner F, Ginzburg Y, Sigmund LM. Element‐Ligand Cooperativity with p‐Block Elements. Eur J Inorg Chem 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/ejic.202000449] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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- Lutz Greb
- Anorganisch‐Chemisches Institut Ruprecht‐Karls‐Universität Heidelberg Im Neuenheimer Feld 275 69120 Heidelberg Germany
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- Anorganisch‐Chemisches Institut Ruprecht‐Karls‐Universität Heidelberg Im Neuenheimer Feld 275 69120 Heidelberg Germany
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- Anorganisch‐Chemisches Institut Ruprecht‐Karls‐Universität Heidelberg Im Neuenheimer Feld 275 69120 Heidelberg Germany
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- Anorganisch‐Chemisches Institut Ruprecht‐Karls‐Universität Heidelberg Im Neuenheimer Feld 275 69120 Heidelberg Germany
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Liu S, Légaré MA, Hofmann A, Dellermann T, Braunschweig H. Transition-metal-carbene-like intermolecular insertion of a borylene into C-H bonds. Chem Commun (Camb) 2020; 56:7277-7280. [PMID: 32478366 DOI: 10.1039/d0cc03075a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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We demonstrate that, in analogy to transition-metal carbene chemistry, [(OC)5Mo[double bond, length as m-dash]BN(SiMe3)2] facilitates intermolecular transfer of the borylene [:BN(SiMe3)2], which ultimately undergoes insertion into C-H bonds under very mild conditions. The one-pot multiple functionalization of the cyclopentadienyl rings of tungstenocene dihydride is demonstrated using this approach.
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- Siyuan Liu
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, China University of Petroleum, Qingdao, Shandong, 266580, P. R. China and Institute for Inorganic Chemistry, Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg, Am Hubland, 97074 Würzburg, Germany. and Institute for Sustainable Chemistry & Catalysis with Boron, Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg, Am Hubland, 97074 Würzburg, Germany
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- Institute for Inorganic Chemistry, Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg, Am Hubland, 97074 Würzburg, Germany. and Institute for Sustainable Chemistry & Catalysis with Boron, Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg, Am Hubland, 97074 Würzburg, Germany
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- Institute for Inorganic Chemistry, Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg, Am Hubland, 97074 Würzburg, Germany. and Institute for Sustainable Chemistry & Catalysis with Boron, Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg, Am Hubland, 97074 Würzburg, Germany
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- Institute for Inorganic Chemistry, Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg, Am Hubland, 97074 Würzburg, Germany. and Institute for Sustainable Chemistry & Catalysis with Boron, Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg, Am Hubland, 97074 Würzburg, Germany
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- Institute for Inorganic Chemistry, Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg, Am Hubland, 97074 Würzburg, Germany. and Institute for Sustainable Chemistry & Catalysis with Boron, Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg, Am Hubland, 97074 Würzburg, Germany
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Huang Z, Wang S, Dewhurst RD, Ignat'ev NV, Finze M, Braunschweig H. Boron: Its Role in Energy-Related Processes and Applications. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2020; 59:8800-8816. [PMID: 31625661 PMCID: PMC7317435 DOI: 10.1002/anie.201911108] [Citation(s) in RCA: 121] [Impact Index Per Article: 30.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2019] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Boron's unique position in the Periodic Table, that is, at the apex of the line separating metals and nonmetals, makes it highly versatile in chemical reactions and applications. Contemporary demand for renewable and clean energy as well as energy-efficient products has seen boron playing key roles in energy-related research, such as 1) activating and synthesizing energy-rich small molecules, 2) storing chemical and electrical energy, and 3) converting electrical energy into light. These applications are fundamentally associated with boron's unique characteristics, such as its electron-deficiency and the availability of an unoccupied p orbital, which allow the formation of a myriad of compounds with a wide range of chemical and physical properties. For example, boron's ability to achieve a full octet of electrons with four covalent bonds and a negative charge has led to the synthesis of a wide variety of borate anions of high chemical and electrochemical stability-in particular, weakly coordinating anions. This Review summarizes recent advances in the study of boron compounds for energy-related processes and applications.
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- Zhenguo Huang
- School of Civil & Environmental EngineeringUniversity of Technology Sydney81 BroadwayUltimoNSW2007Australia
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- Department of ChemistryQueen's UniversityKingstonOntarioK7L 3N6Canada
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- Institute for Inorganic ChemistryJulius-Maximilians-Universität WürzburgAm Hubland97074WürzburgGermany
- Institute for Sustainable Chemistry & Catalysis with Boron (ICB)Julius-Maximilians-Universität WürzburgAm Hubland97074WürzburgGermany
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- Institute for Inorganic ChemistryJulius-Maximilians-Universität WürzburgAm Hubland97074WürzburgGermany
- Institute for Sustainable Chemistry & Catalysis with Boron (ICB)Julius-Maximilians-Universität WürzburgAm Hubland97074WürzburgGermany
- Merck KGaA64293DarmstadtGermany
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- Institute for Inorganic ChemistryJulius-Maximilians-Universität WürzburgAm Hubland97074WürzburgGermany
- Institute for Sustainable Chemistry & Catalysis with Boron (ICB)Julius-Maximilians-Universität WürzburgAm Hubland97074WürzburgGermany
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- Institute for Inorganic ChemistryJulius-Maximilians-Universität WürzburgAm Hubland97074WürzburgGermany
- Institute for Sustainable Chemistry & Catalysis with Boron (ICB)Julius-Maximilians-Universität WürzburgAm Hubland97074WürzburgGermany
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Hiller NDJ, do Amaral e Silva NA, Tavares TA, Faria RX, Eberlin MN, de Luna Martins D. Arylboronic Acids and their Myriad of Applications Beyond Organic Synthesis. European J Org Chem 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/ejoc.202000396] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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- Noemi de Jesus Hiller
- Instituto de Química; Laboratório de Catálise e Síntese (Lab CSI); Laboratório 413; Universidade Federal Fluminense; Outeiro de São João Batista s/n; Campus do Valonguinho, Centro Niterói RJ 24020-141 Brasil
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- Instituto de Química; Laboratório de Catálise e Síntese (Lab CSI); Laboratório 413; Universidade Federal Fluminense; Outeiro de São João Batista s/n; Campus do Valonguinho, Centro Niterói RJ 24020-141 Brasil
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- Instituto de Química; Laboratório de Catálise e Síntese (Lab CSI); Laboratório 413; Universidade Federal Fluminense; Outeiro de São João Batista s/n; Campus do Valonguinho, Centro Niterói RJ 24020-141 Brasil
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- Laboratório de Toxoplasmose e outras Protozooses; Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Fiocruz; Av. Brasil, 4365 Manguinhos Rio de Janeiro RJ 21040-360 Brasil
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- Mackenzie Presbyterian University; School of Engineering; Rua da Consolação, 930 SP 01302-907 São Paulo Brasil
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- Instituto de Química; Laboratório de Catálise e Síntese (Lab CSI); Laboratório 413; Universidade Federal Fluminense; Outeiro de São João Batista s/n; Campus do Valonguinho, Centro Niterói RJ 24020-141 Brasil
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Ito T, Iwasawa N, Takaya J. Photo‐promoted Skeletal Rearrangement of Phosphine–Borane Frustrated Lewis Pairs Involving Cleavage of Unstrained C−C σ‐Bonds. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2020; 59:11913-11917. [DOI: 10.1002/anie.202004444] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/26/2020] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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- Tatsuyoshi Ito
- Department of Chemistry School of Science Tokyo Institute of Technology O-okayama, Meguro-ku Tokyo 152-8551 Japan
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- Department of Chemistry School of Science Tokyo Institute of Technology O-okayama, Meguro-ku Tokyo 152-8551 Japan
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- Department of Chemistry School of Science Tokyo Institute of Technology O-okayama, Meguro-ku Tokyo 152-8551 Japan
- JST PRESTO Honcho Kawaguchi Saitama 332-0012 Japan
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Reiter D, Frisch P, Wendel D, Hörmann FM, Inoue S. Oxidation reactions of a versatile, two-coordinate, acyclic iminosiloxysilylene. Dalton Trans 2020; 49:7060-7068. [PMID: 32400807 DOI: 10.1039/d0dt01522a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Due to their outstanding reactivity, acyclic silylenes have emerged as attractive organosilicon alternatives for transition metal complexes on the way to metal-free catalysis. However, exploration of their reactivity is still in its infancy, as only a few derivatives of this unique compound class have been isolated so far. Here, we present the results of an extensive reactivity investigation of the previously reported acyclic iminosiloxysilylene 1. Divalent silylene 1 proved to be a versatile building block for a plethora of novel organosilicon compounds. Thus, not only the activation of the rather challenging targets NH3 and P4 could be achieved, but also the conversion into a reactive donor-free silaimine, which itself turned out to be a useful reagent for small molecule activation. In addition, 1 served as an excellent precursor for gaining access to donor-stabilized heavier carbonyl compounds. Our results thus provide further insights into the chemistry of low-valent silicon at the interface between carbon and transition metals.
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- Dominik Reiter
- Department of Chemistry, WACKER-Institute of Silicon Chemistry and Catalysis Research Center, Technische Universität München, Lichtenbergstraße 4, 85748 Garching bei München, Germany.
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Szynkiewicz N, Chojnacki J, Grubba R. Activation of N 2O and SO 2 by the P-B Bond System. Reversible Binding of SO 2 by the P-O-B Geminal Frustrated Lewis Pair. Inorg Chem 2020; 59:6332-6337. [PMID: 32286811 PMCID: PMC7588030 DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.0c00435] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/12/2020] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Herein, we present the first transformation of borylphosphine into borylphosphinite using nitrous oxide. Borylphosphine reacts with N2O via insertion of a single oxygen atom into the P-B bond and formation of a P-O-B bond system. Borylphosphine and borylphosphinite capture SO2 and activate it in an irreversible and reversible manner, respectively.
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- Natalia Szynkiewicz
- Department of Inorganic Chemistry, Faculty
of Chemistry, Gdańsk University of
Technology, 11/12 Gabriela Narutowicza Strasse, 80-233 Gdańsk, Poland
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- Department of Inorganic Chemistry, Faculty
of Chemistry, Gdańsk University of
Technology, 11/12 Gabriela Narutowicza Strasse, 80-233 Gdańsk, Poland
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- Department of Inorganic Chemistry, Faculty
of Chemistry, Gdańsk University of
Technology, 11/12 Gabriela Narutowicza Strasse, 80-233 Gdańsk, Poland
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Yin H, Dou Y, Chen S, Zhu Z, Liu P, Zhao H. 2D Electrocatalysts for Converting Earth-Abundant Simple Molecules into Value-Added Commodity Chemicals: Recent Progress and Perspectives. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2020; 32:e1904870. [PMID: 31573704 DOI: 10.1002/adma.201904870] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/29/2019] [Revised: 09/05/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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The electrocatalytic conversion of earth-abundant simple molecules into value-added commodity chemicals can transform current chemical production regimes with enormous socioeconomic and environmental benefits. For these applications, 2D electrocatalysts have emerged as a new class of high-performance electrocatalyst with massive forward-looking potential. Recent advances in 2D electrocatalysts are reviewed for emerging applications that utilize naturally existing H2 O, N2 , O2 , Cl- (seawater) and CH4 (natural gas) as reactants for nitrogen reduction (N2 → NH3 ), two-electron oxygen reduction (O2 → H2 O2 ), chlorine evolution (Cl- → Cl2 ), and methane partial oxidation (CH4 → CH3 OH) reactions to generate NH3 , H2 O2 , Cl2 , and CH3 OH. The unique 2D features and effective approaches that take advantage of such features to create high-performance 2D electrocatalysts are articulated with emphasis. To benefit the readers and expedite future progress, the challenges facing the future development of 2D electrocatalysts for each of the above reactions and the related perspectives are provided.
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- Huajie Yin
- Centre for Clean Environment and Energy, Griffith University, Southport, Queensland, 4222, Australia
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- Centre for Clean Environment and Energy, Griffith University, Southport, Queensland, 4222, Australia
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- Centre for Clean Environment and Energy, Griffith University, Southport, Queensland, 4222, Australia
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- Centre for Clean Environment and Energy, Griffith University, Southport, Queensland, 4222, Australia
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- Centre for Clean Environment and Energy, Griffith University, Southport, Queensland, 4222, Australia
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- Centre for Clean Environment and Energy, Griffith University, Southport, Queensland, 4222, Australia
- Centre for Environmental and Energy Nanomaterials, CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience, Institute of Solid State Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei, 230031, P. R. China
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Huang Z, Wang S, Dewhurst RD, Ignat'ev NV, Finze M, Braunschweig H. Bor in energiebezogenen Prozessen und Anwendungen. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201911108] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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- Zhenguo Huang
- School of Civil & Environmental Engineering University of Technology Sydney 81 Broadway Ultimo NSW 2007 Australien
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- Department of Chemistry Queen's University Kingston Ontario K7L 3N6 Kanada
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- Institute for Inorganic Chemistry Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg Am Hubland 97074 Würzburg Deutschland
- Institute for Sustainable Chemistry & Catalysis with Boron (ICB) Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg Am Hubland 97074 Würzburg Deutschland
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- Institute for Inorganic Chemistry Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg Am Hubland 97074 Würzburg Deutschland
- Institute for Sustainable Chemistry & Catalysis with Boron (ICB) Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg Am Hubland 97074 Würzburg Deutschland
- Merck KGaA 64293 Darmstadt Deutschland
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- Institute for Inorganic Chemistry Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg Am Hubland 97074 Würzburg Deutschland
- Institute for Sustainable Chemistry & Catalysis with Boron (ICB) Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg Am Hubland 97074 Würzburg Deutschland
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- Institute for Inorganic Chemistry Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg Am Hubland 97074 Würzburg Deutschland
- Institute for Sustainable Chemistry & Catalysis with Boron (ICB) Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg Am Hubland 97074 Würzburg Deutschland
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Kalluvettukuzhy NK, Pagidi S, Prasad Nandi R, Thilagar P. Exploiting N−H–π Interactions in 2‐(Dimesitylboraneyl)‐1H‐pyrrole for Luminescence Enhancement. ASIAN J ORG CHEM 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/ajoc.201900756] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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- Neena K Kalluvettukuzhy
- Department of Inorganic and physical ChemistryIndian Institute of Science Bangalore 560012 India
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- Department of Inorganic and physical ChemistryIndian Institute of Science Bangalore 560012 India
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- Department of Inorganic and physical ChemistryIndian Institute of Science Bangalore 560012 India
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- Department of Inorganic and physical ChemistryIndian Institute of Science Bangalore 560012 India
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Dai W, Geib SJ, Curran DP. 1,4-Hydroboration Reactions of Electron-Poor Aromatic Rings by N-Heterocyclic Carbene Boranes. J Am Chem Soc 2020; 142:6261-6267. [PMID: 32101418 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.0c00490] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Reactions of N-heterocyclic carbene boranes (NHC-boranes) with electron-poor aromatic rings under photoredox conditions provide dearomatized 3-NHC-boryl-1,5-cycohexadienes, which are formally products of 1,4-hydroboration reactions. When regioisomers are possible, the more crowded (doubly ortho-substituted) product is formed preferably or exclusively. The mechanism may involve oxidation of the NHC-borane to an NHC-boryl radical, reduction of the electron-poor aromatic ring to a radical anion, coupling of the radical and the radical anion to give a cyclohexadienyl anion, and finally regioselective protonation.
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- Wen Dai
- Department of Chemistry, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15208, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15208, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15208, United States
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Boragermene 3 featuring a double bond between the Ge and dicoordinate B atoms has been synthesized for the first time by reacting the cyclic (alkyl)(boryl)germylene-PMe3 adduct 1 with Cl2 BN(SiMe3 )2 followed by reductive dehalogenation with KC8 . Addition of a Lewis base (Me NHC) to 3 leads to the formation of the corresponding adduct 4, which shows double bond character between the Ge and tricoordinate B atoms. Compound 3 undergoes hydrogenation with H2 concomitant with a complete scission of the Ge=B bond.
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- Bin Rao
- Division of Chemistry and Biological Chemistry, School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, Nanyang Link 21, Singapore, 637371, Singapore
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- Division of Chemistry and Biological Chemistry, School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, Nanyang Link 21, Singapore, 637371, Singapore
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Janes T, Diskin‐Posner Y, Milstein D. Synthesis and Reactivity of Cationic Boron Complexes Distorted by Pyridine‐based Pincer Ligands: Isolation of a Photochemical Hofmann–Martius‐type Intermediate. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2020; 59:4932-4936. [DOI: 10.1002/anie.202000406] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/09/2020] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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- Trevor Janes
- Department of Organic ChemistryWeizmann Institute of Science Rehovot 76100 Israel
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- Chemical Research SupportWeizmann Institute of Science Rehovot 76100 Israel
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- Department of Organic ChemistryWeizmann Institute of Science Rehovot 76100 Israel
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Janes T, Diskin‐Posner Y, Milstein D. Synthesis and Reactivity of Cationic Boron Complexes Distorted by Pyridine‐based Pincer Ligands: Isolation of a Photochemical Hofmann–Martius‐type Intermediate. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202000406] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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- Trevor Janes
- Department of Organic ChemistryWeizmann Institute of Science Rehovot 76100 Israel
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- Chemical Research SupportWeizmann Institute of Science Rehovot 76100 Israel
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- Department of Organic ChemistryWeizmann Institute of Science Rehovot 76100 Israel
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Zhang H, Yuan R, Wu W, Mo Y. Two Push–Pull Channels Enhance the Dinitrogen Activation by Borylene Compounds. Chemistry 2020; 26:2619-2625. [DOI: 10.1002/chem.201904724] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/16/2019] [Revised: 12/04/2019] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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- Huaiyu Zhang
- Institute of Computational Quantum ChemistryCollege of Chemistry and Material ScienceHebei Normal University Shijiazhuang 050024 P. R. China
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- Institute of Computational Quantum ChemistryCollege of Chemistry and Material ScienceHebei Normal University Shijiazhuang 050024 P. R. China
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- Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Theoretical and ComputationalChemistryState Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid SurfacesCollege of Chemistry and Chemical EngineeringiChEMXiamen University Xiamen 361005 P. R. China
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- Department of ChemistryWestern Michigan University Kalamazoo MI 49008 USA
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- Bin Rao
- Division of Chemistry and Biological Chemistry School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences Nanyang Technological University Nanyang Link 21 Singapore 637371 Singapore
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- Division of Chemistry and Biological Chemistry School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences Nanyang Technological University Nanyang Link 21 Singapore 637371 Singapore
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Rouf AM, Dai C, Xu F, Zhu J. Dinitrogen Activation by Tricoordinated Boron Species: A Systematic Design. ADVANCED THEORY AND SIMULATIONS 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/adts.201900205] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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- Alvi Muhammad Rouf
- State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Theoretical and Computational Chemistry Department of ChemistryCollege of Chemistry and Chemical EngineeringXiamen University Xiamen 361005 P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Theoretical and Computational Chemistry Department of ChemistryCollege of Chemistry and Chemical EngineeringXiamen University Xiamen 361005 P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Theoretical and Computational Chemistry Department of ChemistryCollege of Chemistry and Chemical EngineeringXiamen University Xiamen 361005 P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Theoretical and Computational Chemistry Department of ChemistryCollege of Chemistry and Chemical EngineeringXiamen University Xiamen 361005 P. R. China
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Murphy MC, Trofimova A, LaFortune JHW, Vogels CM, Geier SJ, Binder JF, Macdonald CLB, Stephan DW, Westcott SA. The phosphinoboration of acyl chlorides. Dalton Trans 2020; 49:5092-5099. [DOI: 10.1039/d0dt00579g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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This investigation examines the reactivity of phosphinoboronate esters Ph2PBpin (pin = 1,2-O2C2Me4) and Ph2PBcat (cat = 1,2-O2C6H4), as well as other phosphinoboron species, with various aryl and aliphatic acyl chlorides.
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- Maia C. Murphy
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
- Mount Allison University
- Sackville
- Canada
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
- Mount Allison University
- Sackville
- Canada
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
- University of Windsor
- Windsor
- Canada
- Department of Chemistry
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
- University of Windsor
- Windsor
- Canada
- Department of Chemistry
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
- Mount Allison University
- Sackville
- Canada
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Schmidt U, Fantuzzi F, Arrowsmith M, Hermann A, Prieschl D, Rempel A, Engels B, Braunschweig H. Tuneable reduction of cymantrenylboranes to diborenes or borylene-derived boratafulvenes. Chem Commun (Camb) 2020; 56:14809-14812. [DOI: 10.1039/d0cc06398c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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By switching the reaction conditions, the reduction of a N-heterocyclic carbene-stabilised cymantrenyldibromoborane can be tuned to yield either the corresponding diborene or borylene, the latter being stabilised through a boratafulvene conformation.
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- Uwe Schmidt
- Institute for Inorganic Chemistry
- Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg
- Am Hubland
- Germany
- Institute for Sustainable Chemistry & Catalysis with Boron
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- Institute for Inorganic Chemistry
- Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg
- Am Hubland
- Germany
- Institute for Sustainable Chemistry & Catalysis with Boron
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- Institute for Inorganic Chemistry
- Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg
- Am Hubland
- Germany
- Institute for Sustainable Chemistry & Catalysis with Boron
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- Institute for Inorganic Chemistry
- Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg
- Am Hubland
- Germany
- Institute for Sustainable Chemistry & Catalysis with Boron
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- Institute for Inorganic Chemistry
- Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg
- Am Hubland
- Germany
- Institute for Sustainable Chemistry & Catalysis with Boron
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- Institute for Inorganic Chemistry
- Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg
- Am Hubland
- Germany
- Institute for Sustainable Chemistry & Catalysis with Boron
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- Institute for Physical and Theoretical Chemistry
- Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg
- 97074 Würzburg
- Germany
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- Institute for Inorganic Chemistry
- Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg
- Am Hubland
- Germany
- Institute for Sustainable Chemistry & Catalysis with Boron
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Saha K, Ghorai S, Kar S, Saha S, Halder R, Raghavendra B, Jemmis ED, Ghosh S. Stabilization of Classical [B
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S). Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2019; 58:17684-17689. [DOI: 10.1002/anie.201911480] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/08/2019] [Revised: 09/21/2019] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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- Koushik Saha
- Department of ChemistryIndian Institute of Technology Madras Chennai 600036 India
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- Inorganic and Physical Chemistry DepartmentIndian Institute of Science Bangalore 560012 India
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- Department of ChemistryIndian Institute of Technology Madras Chennai 600036 India
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- Department of ChemistryIndian Institute of Technology Madras Chennai 600036 India
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- Department of ChemistryIndian Institute of Technology Madras Chennai 600036 India
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- Department of ChemistryIndian Institute of Technology Madras Chennai 600036 India
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- Inorganic and Physical Chemistry DepartmentIndian Institute of Science Bangalore 560012 India
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- Department of ChemistryIndian Institute of Technology Madras Chennai 600036 India
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Hagspiel S, Arrowsmith M, Fantuzzi F, Hermann A, Paprocki V, Drescher R, Krummenacher I, Braunschweig H. Reduction of a dihydroboryl cation to a boryl anion and its air-stable, neutral hydroboryl radical through hydrogen shuttling. Chem Sci 2019; 11:551-555. [PMID: 32206272 PMCID: PMC7069503 DOI: 10.1039/c9sc05026d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/07/2019] [Accepted: 11/23/2019] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
Abstract
A doubly cyclic (alkyl)(amino)carbene-stabilised dihydroboronium cation undergoes fully reversible 2e– reduction to a stable hydroboryl anion via B-to-C hydrogen migration. Subsequent 1e– oxidation yields a bench-stable neutral hydroboryl radical.
The addition of Lewis bases to a cyclic (alkyl)(amino)carbene (CAAC)-supported dihydroboron triflate yields the mixed doubly base-stabilised dihydroboryl cations [(CAAC)BH2L]+. Of these, [(CAAC)2BH2]OTf (OTf = triflate) underwent facile two-electron reduction with KC8 owing to a 1,2-hydride migration from boron to the carbene carbon to yield a stable hydroboryl anion. One-electron oxidation of the latter yielded the first neutral hydroboryl radical, which is bench-stable in the solid state.
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- Stephan Hagspiel
- Institut für Anorganische Chemie , Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg , Am Hubland , 97074 Würzburg , Germany . .,Institute for Sustainable Chemistry & Catalysis with Boron , Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg , Am Hubland , 97074 Würzburg , Germany
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- Institut für Anorganische Chemie , Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg , Am Hubland , 97074 Würzburg , Germany . .,Institute for Sustainable Chemistry & Catalysis with Boron , Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg , Am Hubland , 97074 Würzburg , Germany
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- Institut für Anorganische Chemie , Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg , Am Hubland , 97074 Würzburg , Germany . .,Institute for Sustainable Chemistry & Catalysis with Boron , Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg , Am Hubland , 97074 Würzburg , Germany.,Institut für Physikalische und Theoretische Chemie , Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg , Emil-Fischer-Straße 42 , 97074 Würzburg , Germany
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- Institut für Anorganische Chemie , Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg , Am Hubland , 97074 Würzburg , Germany . .,Institute for Sustainable Chemistry & Catalysis with Boron , Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg , Am Hubland , 97074 Würzburg , Germany
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- Institut für Anorganische Chemie , Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg , Am Hubland , 97074 Würzburg , Germany . .,Institute for Sustainable Chemistry & Catalysis with Boron , Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg , Am Hubland , 97074 Würzburg , Germany
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- Institut für Anorganische Chemie , Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg , Am Hubland , 97074 Würzburg , Germany . .,Institute for Sustainable Chemistry & Catalysis with Boron , Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg , Am Hubland , 97074 Würzburg , Germany
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- Institut für Anorganische Chemie , Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg , Am Hubland , 97074 Würzburg , Germany . .,Institute for Sustainable Chemistry & Catalysis with Boron , Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg , Am Hubland , 97074 Würzburg , Germany
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- Institut für Anorganische Chemie , Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg , Am Hubland , 97074 Würzburg , Germany . .,Institute for Sustainable Chemistry & Catalysis with Boron , Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg , Am Hubland , 97074 Würzburg , Germany
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Saha K, Ghorai S, Kar S, Saha S, Halder R, Raghavendra B, Jemmis ED, Ghosh S. Stabilization of Classical [B
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- Koushik Saha
- Department of ChemistryIndian Institute of Technology Madras Chennai 600036 India
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- Inorganic and Physical Chemistry DepartmentIndian Institute of Science Bangalore 560012 India
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- Department of ChemistryIndian Institute of Technology Madras Chennai 600036 India
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- Department of ChemistryIndian Institute of Technology Madras Chennai 600036 India
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- Department of ChemistryIndian Institute of Technology Madras Chennai 600036 India
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- Department of ChemistryIndian Institute of Technology Madras Chennai 600036 India
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- Inorganic and Physical Chemistry DepartmentIndian Institute of Science Bangalore 560012 India
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- Department of ChemistryIndian Institute of Technology Madras Chennai 600036 India
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Radius M, Sattler E, Berberich H, Breher F. Reactivity of a Sterically Unencumbered α-Borylated Phosphorus Ylide towards Small Molecules. Chemistry 2019; 25:12206-12213. [PMID: 31355482 PMCID: PMC6771871 DOI: 10.1002/chem.201902681] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/11/2019] [Revised: 07/19/2019] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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The influence of substituents on α-borylated phosphorus ylides (α-BCPs) has been investigated in a combined experimental and quantum chemical approach. The synthesis and characterization of Me3 PC(H)B(iBu)2 (1), consisting of small Me substituents on phosphorous and iBu residues on boron, is reported. Compound 1 is accessible through a novel synthetic approach, which has been further elucidated through DFT studies. The reactivity of 1 towards various small molecules was probed and compared with that of a previously published derivative, Ph3 PC(Me)BEt2 (2). Both α-BCPs react with NH3 to undergo heterolytic N-H bond cleavage. Different di- and trimeric ring structures were observed in the reaction products of 1 with CO and CO2 . With PhNCO and PHNCS, the expected insertion products [Me3 PC(H)(PhNCO)B(iBu)2 ] and [Me3 PC(H)(PhNCS)B(iBu)2 ], respectively, were isolated.
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- Michael Radius
- Institute of Inorganic ChemistryDivision Molecular ChemistryKarlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)Engesserstr. 1576131KarlsruheGermany
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- Institute of Inorganic ChemistryDivision Molecular ChemistryKarlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)Engesserstr. 1576131KarlsruheGermany
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- Institute of Inorganic ChemistryDivision Molecular ChemistryKarlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)Engesserstr. 1576131KarlsruheGermany
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- Institute of Inorganic ChemistryDivision Molecular ChemistryKarlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)Engesserstr. 1576131KarlsruheGermany
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Lenczyk C, Roy DK, Nitsch J, Radacki K, Rauch F, Dewhurst RD, Bickelhaupt FM, Marder TB, Braunschweig H. Steric Effects Dictate the Formation of Terminal Arylborylene Complexes of Ruthenium from Dihydroboranes. Chemistry 2019; 25:13566-13571. [PMID: 31433081 PMCID: PMC7079023 DOI: 10.1002/chem.201902890] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/24/2019] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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The steric and electronic properties of aryl substituents in monoaryl borohydrides (Li[ArBH3 ]) and dihydroboranes were systematically varied and their reactions with [Ru(PCy3 )2 HCl(H2 )] (Cy: cyclohexyl) were studied, resulting in bis(σ)-borane or terminal borylene complexes of ruthenium. These variations allowed for the investigation of the factors involved in the activation of dihydroboranes in the synthesis of terminal borylene complexes. The complexes were studied by multinuclear NMR spectroscopy, mass spectrometry, X-ray diffraction analysis, and density functional theory (DFT) calculations. The experimental and computational results suggest that the ortho-substitution of the aryl groups is necessary for the formation of terminal borylene complexes.
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- Carsten Lenczyk
- Institute for Inorganic Chemistry, Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg, Am Hubland, 97074, Würzburg (Germany), and Institute for Sustainable Chemistry & Catalysis with Boron, Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg, Am Hubland, 97074, Würzburg, Germany
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- Institute for Inorganic Chemistry, Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg, Am Hubland, 97074, Würzburg (Germany), and Institute for Sustainable Chemistry & Catalysis with Boron, Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg, Am Hubland, 97074, Würzburg, Germany.,Discipline of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Indore, Khandwa Road, Simrol, Indore, 453552, M.P., India
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- Institute for Inorganic Chemistry, Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg, Am Hubland, 97074, Würzburg (Germany), and Institute for Sustainable Chemistry & Catalysis with Boron, Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg, Am Hubland, 97074, Würzburg, Germany
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- Institute for Inorganic Chemistry, Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg, Am Hubland, 97074, Würzburg (Germany), and Institute for Sustainable Chemistry & Catalysis with Boron, Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg, Am Hubland, 97074, Würzburg, Germany
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- Institute for Inorganic Chemistry, Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg, Am Hubland, 97074, Würzburg (Germany), and Institute for Sustainable Chemistry & Catalysis with Boron, Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg, Am Hubland, 97074, Würzburg, Germany
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- Institute for Inorganic Chemistry, Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg, Am Hubland, 97074, Würzburg (Germany), and Institute for Sustainable Chemistry & Catalysis with Boron, Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg, Am Hubland, 97074, Würzburg, Germany
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- Department of Theoretical Chemistry and Amsterdam Center for Multiscale Modeling (ACMM), Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, De Boelelaan 1083, 1081 HV Amsterdam, (The Netherlands), and Institute for Molecules and Materials (IMM), Radboud University, Heyendaalseweg 135, 6525, AJ, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Institute for Inorganic Chemistry, Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg, Am Hubland, 97074, Würzburg (Germany), and Institute for Sustainable Chemistry & Catalysis with Boron, Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg, Am Hubland, 97074, Würzburg, Germany
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- Institute for Inorganic Chemistry, Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg, Am Hubland, 97074, Würzburg (Germany), and Institute for Sustainable Chemistry & Catalysis with Boron, Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg, Am Hubland, 97074, Würzburg, Germany
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Pan S, Barroso J, Jalife S, Heine T, Asmis KR, Merino G. Fluxional Boron Clusters: From Theory to Reality. Acc Chem Res 2019; 52:2732-2744. [PMID: 31487150 DOI: 10.1021/acs.accounts.9b00336] [Citation(s) in RCA: 64] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Isolated boron clusters exhibit many intriguing properties, which have only recently been unfolding with the hand-in-hand advancement of state-of-the-art experimental and theoretical methods for the analyses of their electronic structure, chemical reactivity, and nuclear dynamics. A fascinating property that a number of these clusters display is fluxionality, a dynamical phenomenon associated with the delocalized nature of the chemical bonding and related to the continuous exchange between interatomic neighbors. The electron-deficient nature of boron is the driving force behind its extraordinary ability to form multicenter bonds, and this in turn leads to fluxional behavior only when an appropriate combination of topology and bonding is present. The first instance of fluxionality in boron clusters, the quasi-planar anion B19-, was reported in 2010. The rotational barrier of the inner B6 unit spinning within the peripheral B13 ring can be overcome even at low temperature, mimicking the characteristic motion of a rotary internal combustion engine, and hence, B19- was entitled a boron-based molecular Wankel engine. Shortly after that, it was found that other quasi-planar boron clusters, like B13+ and B182-, also exhibit an almost barrier-free rotation of internal planar moieties. The case of the B13+ cation is special because, on the one hand, it was chosen to examine the way to initiate, control, and direct the internal rotation using circularly polarized laser radiation, and on the other hand, the experimental manifestation of fluxionality was first established for this system through infrared experiments. Nevertheless, fluxional behavior is not limited to planar or pure boron clusters. Larger boron clusters, such as the fullerene-analogue borospherenes B40 and B39-, are also predicted to show pronounced dynamical behavior that is related to the interconversion between six- and seven-membered rings. Be6B11-, a triple-layer cluster, is another particularly interesting system since it exhibits multifold fluxionality consisting of the revolution of the outer boron ring around the Be6 core and the spinning of the two Be3 rings with respect to each other. The essential criteria for dynamical behavior in boron clusters are (1) the absence of a localized two-center, two-electron (2c-2e) bond between two molecular regions that tend to rotate with respect to each other, (2) the absence of steric hindrances for rotation and reorganization, and (3) retention of the delocalized electronic structure throughout the rotation/reorganization process. The fulfillment of the above three conditions ensures that low energy barriers will be associated with the rotation or reorganization of molecular moieties. The first two points can be illustrated from the facts that a single localized C-B σ bond in CB18 raises the rotational barrier by 27.0 kcal·mol-1 and the expansion of the outer ring by a single boron atom in moving from B12+ to B13+ lowers the rotational barrier by 7.5 kcal·mol-1. Alternatively, it is also possible to make a rigid boron cluster fluxional through doping, where the geometric and electronic changes caused by a suitable dopant, as in MB12- (M = Co, Rh, Ir) and B10Ca, reduce the corresponding rotational barriers enough to achieve fluxionality. At present, there are 13 pure boron clusters (B11-/0/+, B13+/0/-, B15+/0/-, B182-, B19-, and B20-/2-) and eight metal-doped boron clusters (B10Ca, NiB11-, [B2-Ta@B18]-, Be6B11-, Be6B102-, and MB18- (M = K, Rb, Cs)) that have sufficiently small rotational barriers (less than ∼1.5 kcal·mol-1) to exhibit fluxional behavior at low temperature. Some of the other reported boron clusters show more sizable barriers, and their dynamical behavior is manifested only at elevated temperatures. The research on such systems is driven by the notion that it ultimately will pave the way for the development of light-harvesting boron-based nanomotors/machines and robots, a reality that may not be that far away!
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- Sudip Pan
- Departamento de Física Aplicada, Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados Unidad Mérida, Km. 6 Antigua Carretera a Progreso, Apdo. Postal 73, Cordemex, 97310 Mérida, Yucatán, México
- Institute of Advanced Synthesis, School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Jiangsu National Synergetic Innovation Center for Advanced Materials, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 211816, China
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- Departamento de Física Aplicada, Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados Unidad Mérida, Km. 6 Antigua Carretera a Progreso, Apdo. Postal 73, Cordemex, 97310 Mérida, Yucatán, México
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- Departamento de Física Aplicada, Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados Unidad Mérida, Km. 6 Antigua Carretera a Progreso, Apdo. Postal 73, Cordemex, 97310 Mérida, Yucatán, México
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- Faculty of Chemistry and Food Chemistry, School of Science, TU Dresden, 01062 Dresden, Germany
- Institute of Resource Ecology, Leipzig Research Branch, Helmholtz Center Dresden-Rossendorf, Permoserstr. 15, 04318 Leipzig, Germany
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- Wilhelm-Ostwald-Institut für Physikalische und Theoretische Chemie, Universität Leipzig, Linnéstr. 2, 04103 Leipzig, Germany
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- Departamento de Física Aplicada, Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados Unidad Mérida, Km. 6 Antigua Carretera a Progreso, Apdo. Postal 73, Cordemex, 97310 Mérida, Yucatán, México
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Pranckevicius C, Herok C, Fantuzzi F, Engels B, Braunschweig H. Bindungsstärkende Rückbindung in Aminoborylen‐stabilisierten Aminoborylenen: an der Grenze zwischen Borylenen und Diborenen. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2019. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201906671] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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- Conor Pranckevicius
- Institut für anorganische Chemie Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg Am Hubland 97074 Würzburg Deutschland
- Institut für nachhaltige Chemie und Katalyse mit Bor Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg Am Hubland 97074 Würzburg Deutschland
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- Institut für anorganische Chemie Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg Am Hubland 97074 Würzburg Deutschland
- Institut für nachhaltige Chemie und Katalyse mit Bor Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg Am Hubland 97074 Würzburg Deutschland
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- Institut für anorganische Chemie Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg Am Hubland 97074 Würzburg Deutschland
- Institut für nachhaltige Chemie und Katalyse mit Bor Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg Am Hubland 97074 Würzburg Deutschland
- Institut für physikalische und theoretische Chemie Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg Emil-Fischer Straße 42 97074 Würzburg Deutschland
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- Institut für physikalische und theoretische Chemie Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg Emil-Fischer Straße 42 97074 Würzburg Deutschland
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- Institut für anorganische Chemie Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg Am Hubland 97074 Würzburg Deutschland
- Institut für nachhaltige Chemie und Katalyse mit Bor Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg Am Hubland 97074 Würzburg Deutschland
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Pranckevicius C, Herok C, Fantuzzi F, Engels B, Braunschweig H. Bond-Strengthening Backdonation in Aminoborylene-Stabilized Aminoborylenes: At the Intersection of Borylenes and Diborenes. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2019; 58:12893-12897. [PMID: 31241232 DOI: 10.1002/anie.201906671] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/29/2019] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Singly NHC-coordinated (aminoboryl)aminoborenium salts react with Na2 [Fe(CO)4 ] to yield stable coordination complexes of aminoborylene-stabilized aminoborylenes, which exhibit exceptional σ-donor properties. Upon photolytic CO extrusion from the metal center, the diboron ligand adopts a novel η3 -BBN coordination mode, where bond-strengthening backdonation from the metal center into the vacant B-B π-orbital is observed. This bonding situation can be alternatively described as a Fe-diaminodiborene complex. In a related reduction of CAAC-stabilized (aminoboryl)aminoborenium with KC8 , the reduced species can be captured with nucleophiles to form three-coordinate (diaminoboryl)borylenes, where both amino groups have migrated to the distal boron atom. Collectively, these reactions illustrate the isomeric flexibility imparted by amino groups on this reduced diboron system, thus opening multiple avenues of novel reactivity.
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- Conor Pranckevicius
- Institute for Inorganic Chemistry, Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg, Am Hubland, 97074, Würzburg, Germany.,Institute for Sustainable Chemistry & Catalysis with Boron, Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg, Am Hubland, 97074, Würzburg, Germany
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- Institute for Inorganic Chemistry, Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg, Am Hubland, 97074, Würzburg, Germany.,Institute for Sustainable Chemistry & Catalysis with Boron, Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg, Am Hubland, 97074, Würzburg, Germany
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- Institute for Inorganic Chemistry, Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg, Am Hubland, 97074, Würzburg, Germany.,Institute for Sustainable Chemistry & Catalysis with Boron, Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg, Am Hubland, 97074, Würzburg, Germany.,Institute for Physical and Theoretical Chemistry, Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg, Emil-Fischer Strasse 42, 97074, Würzburg, Germany
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- Institute for Physical and Theoretical Chemistry, Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg, Emil-Fischer Strasse 42, 97074, Würzburg, Germany
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- Institute for Inorganic Chemistry, Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg, Am Hubland, 97074, Würzburg, Germany.,Institute for Sustainable Chemistry & Catalysis with Boron, Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg, Am Hubland, 97074, Würzburg, Germany
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Prieschl D, Dietz M, Muessig JH, Wagner K, Krummenacher I, Braunschweig H. Pseudodiborenes: hydride-bridged diboranes(5) as two-electron reductants of chalcogens. Chem Commun (Camb) 2019; 55:9781-9784. [PMID: 31355376 DOI: 10.1039/c9cc04692e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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The reactivity of two nucleophilic neutral sp2-sp3 diboranes towards chalcogens is presented herein. Both diboranes(5) serve as two-electron reductants, incorporating oxygen, sulfur and selenium atoms. Treatment with chalcogen sources results in the oxidative insertion of one chalcogen atom into the B-B single bond, while depending on the negative inductive effect of the chalcogen and the boron bound aryl substituent further N-heterocyclic carbene (NHC) ring expansion and hydride migration can occur. These reactions provide access to unprecedented six- or seven-membered heterocycles and help to illuminate the pseudo-multiple bonding character of hydrogen-bridged B-B single bonds.
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- Dominic Prieschl
- Institut für Anorganische Chemie, Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg, Am Hubland, 97074, Würzburg, Germany.
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Gao P, Wang X, Huang Z, Yu H. 11B NMR Chemical Shift Predictions via Density Functional Theory and Gauge-Including Atomic Orbital Approach: Applications to Structural Elucidations of Boron-Containing Molecules. ACS OMEGA 2019; 4:12385-12392. [PMID: 31460356 PMCID: PMC6682094 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.9b01566] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/28/2019] [Accepted: 07/08/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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11B nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy is a useful tool for studies of boron-containing compounds in terms of structural analysis and reaction kinetics monitoring. A computational protocol, which is aimed at an accurate prediction of 11B NMR chemical shifts via linear regression, was proposed based on the density functional theory and the gauge-including atomic orbital approach. Similar to the procedure used for carbon, hydrogen, and nitrogen chemical shift predictions, a database of boron-containing molecules was first compiled. Scaling factors for the linear regression between calculated isotropic shielding constants and experimental chemical shifts were then fitted using eight different levels of theory with both the solvation model based on density and conductor-like polarizable continuum model solvent models. The best method with the two solvent models yields a root-mean-square deviation of about 3.40 and 3.37 ppm, respectively. To explore the capabilities and potential limitations of the developed protocols, classical boron-hydrogen compounds and molecules with representative boron bonding environments were chosen as test cases, and the consistency between experimental values and theoretical predictions was demonstrated.
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- Peng Gao
- School
of Chemistry and Molecular Bioscience and Molecular Horizons, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, New South Wales 2500, Australia
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- School
of Chemistry and Molecular Bioscience and Molecular Horizons, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, New South Wales 2500, Australia
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- School
of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales 2007, Australia
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- School
of Chemistry and Molecular Bioscience and Molecular Horizons, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, New South Wales 2500, Australia
- Illawarra
Health and Medical Research Institute, Wollongong 2522, Australia
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Boom DHA, Jupp AR, Slootweg JC. Dehydrogenation of Amine-Boranes Using p-Block Compounds. Chemistry 2019; 25:9133-9152. [PMID: 30964220 PMCID: PMC6771515 DOI: 10.1002/chem.201900679] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/12/2019] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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Amine-boranes have gained a lot of attention due to their potential as hydrogen storage materials and their capacity to act as precursors for transfer hydrogenation. Therefore, a lot of effort has gone into the development of suitable transition- and main-group metal catalysts for the dehydrogenation of amine-boranes. During the past decade, new systems started to emerge solely based on p-block elements that promote the dehydrogenation of amine-boranes through hydrogen-transfer reactions, polymerization initiation, and main-group catalysis. In this review, we highlight the development of these p-block based systems for stoichiometric and catalytic amine-borane dehydrogenation and discuss the underlying mechanisms.
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- Devin H. A. Boom
- Van 't Hoff Institute for Molecular SciencesUniversity of AmsterdamScience Park 9041090 GDAmsterdamThe Netherlands
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- Van 't Hoff Institute for Molecular SciencesUniversity of AmsterdamScience Park 9041090 GDAmsterdamThe Netherlands
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- Van 't Hoff Institute for Molecular SciencesUniversity of AmsterdamScience Park 9041090 GDAmsterdamThe Netherlands
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Fernandes GFS, Denny WA, Dos Santos JL. Boron in drug design: Recent advances in the development of new therapeutic agents. Eur J Med Chem 2019; 179:791-804. [PMID: 31288128 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2019.06.092] [Citation(s) in RCA: 127] [Impact Index Per Article: 25.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/09/2019] [Revised: 06/25/2019] [Accepted: 06/28/2019] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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Advances in the field of boron chemistry have expanded the application of this element in Medicinal Chemistry. Boron-containing compounds represent a new class for medicinal chemists to use in their drug designs. Bortezomib (Velcade®), a dipeptide boronic acid approved by the FDA in 2003 for treatment of multiple myeloma, paved the way for the discovery of new boron-containing compounds. After its approval, two other boron-containing compounds have been approved, tavaborole (Kerydin®) for the treatment of onychomicosis and crisaborole (Eucrisa®) for the treatment of mild to moderate atopic dermatitis. A number of boron-containing compounds have been described and evaluated for a plethora of therapeutic applications. The present review is intended to highlight the recent advances related to boron-containing compounds and their therapeutic applications. Here, we focused only in those most biologically active compounds with proven in vitro and/or in vivo efficacy in the therapeutic area published in the last years.
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- Guilherme Felipe Santos Fernandes
- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, São Paulo State University, Araraquara, 14800-903, Brazil; Institute of Chemistry, São Paulo State University, Araraquara, 14800-060, Brazil; Auckland Cancer Society Research Centre, Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, The University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand.
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- Auckland Cancer Society Research Centre, Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, The University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand.
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, São Paulo State University, Araraquara, 14800-903, Brazil.
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Maser L, Schneider C, Vondung L, Alig L, Langer R. Quantifying the Donor Strength of Ligand-Stabilized Main Group Fragments. J Am Chem Soc 2019; 141:7596-7604. [DOI: 10.1021/jacs.9b02598] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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- Leon Maser
- Department of Chemistry, Philipps-Universität Marburg, Hans-Meerwein-Str. 4, 35032 Marburg, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry, Philipps-Universität Marburg, Hans-Meerwein-Str. 4, 35032 Marburg, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry, Philipps-Universität Marburg, Hans-Meerwein-Str. 4, 35032 Marburg, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry, Philipps-Universität Marburg, Hans-Meerwein-Str. 4, 35032 Marburg, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry, Philipps-Universität Marburg, Hans-Meerwein-Str. 4, 35032 Marburg, Germany
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von Grotthuss E, Prey SE, Bolte M, Lerner HW, Wagner M. Dual Role of Doubly Reduced Arylboranes as Dihydrogen- and Hydride-Transfer Catalysts. J Am Chem Soc 2019; 141:6082-6091. [DOI: 10.1021/jacs.9b01998] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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- Esther von Grotthuss
- Institut für Anorganische und Analytische Chemie, Goethe-Universität Frankfurt, Max-von-Laue-Straße 7, Frankfurt am Main D-60438, Germany
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- Institut für Anorganische und Analytische Chemie, Goethe-Universität Frankfurt, Max-von-Laue-Straße 7, Frankfurt am Main D-60438, Germany
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- Institut für Anorganische und Analytische Chemie, Goethe-Universität Frankfurt, Max-von-Laue-Straße 7, Frankfurt am Main D-60438, Germany
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- Institut für Anorganische und Analytische Chemie, Goethe-Universität Frankfurt, Max-von-Laue-Straße 7, Frankfurt am Main D-60438, Germany
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- Institut für Anorganische und Analytische Chemie, Goethe-Universität Frankfurt, Max-von-Laue-Straße 7, Frankfurt am Main D-60438, Germany
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Ramler J, Poater J, Hirsch F, Ritschel B, Fischer I, Bickelhaupt FM, Lichtenberg C. Carbon monoxide insertion at a heavy p-block element: unprecedented formation of a cationic bismuth carbamoyl. Chem Sci 2019; 10:4169-4176. [PMID: 31057745 PMCID: PMC6471928 DOI: 10.1039/c9sc00278b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/17/2019] [Accepted: 02/27/2019] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
Abstract
The first insertion reaction of CO with a molecular complex of the heavy p-block elements is reported (principal quantum number > 4).
Major advances in the chemistry of 5th and 6th row heavy p-block element compounds have recently uncovered intriguing reactivity patterns towards small molecules such as H2, CO2, and ethylene. However, well-defined, homogeneous insertion reactions with carbon monoxide, one of the benchmark substrates in this field, have not been reported to date. We demonstrate here, that a cationic bismuth amide undergoes facile insertion of CO into the Bi–N bond under mild conditions. This approach grants direct access to the first cationic bismuth carbamoyl species. Its characterization by NMR, IR, and UV/vis spectroscopy, elemental analysis, single-crystal X-ray analysis, cyclic voltammetry, and DFT calculations revealed intriguing properties, such as a reversible electron transfer at the bismuth center and an absorption feature at 353 nm ascribed to a transition involving σ- and π-type orbitals of the bismuth-carbamoyl functionality. A combined experimental and theoretical approach provided insight into the mechanism of CO insertion. The substrate scope could be extended to isonitriles.
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- Jacqueline Ramler
- Institute of Inorganic Chemistry , Julius-Maximilians Universität Würzburg , Am Hubland , 97074 Würzburg , Germany .
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- ICREA , Pg. Lluís Companys 23 , 08010 Barcelona , Spain.,Universitat de Barcelona , Departament de Química Inorgànica i Orgànica & IQTCUB , Martí i Franquès 1-11 , 08028 Barcelona , Spain
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- Institute of Physical Chemistry , Julius-Maximilians Universität Würzburg , Am Hubland , 97074 Würzburg , Germany
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- Institute of Inorganic Chemistry , Julius-Maximilians Universität Würzburg , Am Hubland , 97074 Würzburg , Germany .
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- Institute of Physical Chemistry , Julius-Maximilians Universität Würzburg , Am Hubland , 97074 Würzburg , Germany
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- Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam , Department of Theoretical Chemistry , Amsterdam Center for Multiscale Modeling (ACMM) , The Netherlands . .,Radboud University , Institute for Molecules and Materials , Heyendaalseweg 135 , 6525 AJ Nijmegen , The Netherlands
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- Institute of Inorganic Chemistry , Julius-Maximilians Universität Würzburg , Am Hubland , 97074 Würzburg , Germany .
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