A boron-transfer mechanism mediating the thermally induced revival of frustrated carbene–borane pairs from their shelf-stable adducts

Yoichi Hoshimoto; Mahiro Sakuraba; Takuya Kinoshita; Masaki Ohbo; Manussada Ratanasak; Jun-ya Hasegawa; Sensuke Ogoshi

doi:10.1038/s42004-021-00576-1

Communications Chemistry (Sep 2021)

A boron-transfer mechanism mediating the thermally induced revival of frustrated carbene–borane pairs from their shelf-stable adducts

Yoichi Hoshimoto,
Mahiro Sakuraba,
Takuya Kinoshita,
Masaki Ohbo,
Manussada Ratanasak,
Jun-ya Hasegawa,
Sensuke Ogoshi

Affiliations

Yoichi Hoshimoto: Department of Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Engineering, Osaka University
Mahiro Sakuraba: Department of Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Engineering, Osaka University
Takuya Kinoshita: Department of Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Engineering, Osaka University
Masaki Ohbo: Institute for Catalysis, Hokkaido University
Manussada Ratanasak: Institute for Catalysis, Hokkaido University
Jun-ya Hasegawa: Institute for Catalysis, Hokkaido University
Sensuke Ogoshi: Department of Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Engineering, Osaka University

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s42004-021-00576-1
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 4, no. 1
pp. 1 – 6

Abstract

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Frustrated Lewis pairs can be thermally revived from classical Lewis adducts, but the mechanism by which this occurs is not well understood. Here a combined experimental and theoretical study supports a pathway mediated by boron-jumping and dynamic conformational isomerization.

Published in Communications Chemistry

ISSN: 2399-3669 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science: Chemistry
Website: https://www.nature.com/commschem

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