Easy access to nucleophilic boron through diborane to magnesium boryl metathesis

Anne-Frédérique Pécharman; Annie L. Colebatch; Michael S. Hill; Claire L. McMullin; Mary F. Mahon; Catherine Weetman

doi:10.1038/ncomms15022

Nature Communications (Apr 2017)

Easy access to nucleophilic boron through diborane to magnesium boryl metathesis

Anne-Frédérique Pécharman,
Annie L. Colebatch,
Michael S. Hill,
Claire L. McMullin,
Mary F. Mahon,
Catherine Weetman

Affiliations

Anne-Frédérique Pécharman: Department of Chemistry, University of Bath
Annie L. Colebatch: Department of Chemistry, University of Bath
Michael S. Hill: Department of Chemistry, University of Bath
Claire L. McMullin: Department of Chemistry, University of Bath
Mary F. Mahon: Department of Chemistry, University of Bath
Catherine Weetman: Department of Chemistry, University of Bath

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms15022
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 8, no. 1
pp. 1 – 7

Abstract

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Organoboranes are widely employed in organic synthesis and typically are prepared using electrophilic boron sources. Here the authors report a route to nucleophilic boryl anions via organomagnesium-driven cleavage of boron-boron bonds.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
Website: https://www.nature.com/ncomms/

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