Facile Activation of Homoatomic σ Bonds in White Phosphorus and Diborane by a Diboraallene
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| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 15691-15695 |
| Journal / Publication | Angewandte Chemie - International Edition |
| Volume | 57 |
| Issue number | 48 |
| Online published | 9 Oct 2018 |
| Publication status | Published - 26 Nov 2018 |
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Abstract
Metal-free activation of homoatomic E−E σ bonds (E=P, B) in white phosphorus (P4) and bis(catecholato)diboron (B2cat2) with a 1,2-diboraallene 1 is reported. The 1:1 and 1:2 reactions of P4 with 1 afford BnP4 cages (2: n=2, 3: n=4), whereas a stoichiometric mixture of 1 and B2cat2 undergoes homonuclear catenation through the addition of the B−B σ bond of B2cat2 across the B=B double bond of 1 (i.e. diboration), which leads to the formation of a tetraborane (4) featuring a B4 chain.
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- catenation, diboration, diborene, white phosphorus, σ-bond activation
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Facile Activation of Homoatomic σ Bonds in White Phosphorus and Diborane by a Diboraallene. / Lu, Wei; Xu, Kai; Li, Yongxin et al.
In: Angewandte Chemie - International Edition, Vol. 57, No. 48, 26.11.2018, p. 15691-15695.Research output: Journal Publications and Reviews (RGC: 21, 22, 62) › 21_Publication in refereed journal › peer-review
