Issue 47, 2019

Reactions of a BICAAC with hydroboranes: propensity for Lewis adduct formation and carbene insertion into the B–H bond

Abstract

The reactivity of a bicyclic (alkyl)(amino)carbene (BICAAC) towards different boranes has been examined in the present work. The reactions with boranes BX3·SMe2 (X = H, Cl, Br), BF3·OEt2 and BCl3 yield Lewis adducts [BICAAC·BH3] (1), [BICAAC·BHCl2] (2), [BICAAC·BH2Cl] (3), [BICAAC·BF3] (4), [BICAAC·BCl3] (5) and [BICAAC·BBr3] (6) respectively, whereas more hydridic boranes, 9-borabicyclo[3.3.1]nonane (9-BBN) and catecholborane (HBcat), enable the insertion of the carbene carbon into the B–H bond to form [BICAAC(H)-(9-BBN)] (7) and [BICAAC(H)-Bcat] (8). These complexes are the first examples of BICAAC–boron compounds and have been characterized using IR, multinuclear NMR spectroscopy, HRMS spectrometry and single crystal X-ray diffraction. Computational analyses were also performed to gain insight into the mechanism of B–H bond activation and adduct formation. Furthermore, the reactions of the BICAAC with boranes have been compared with the known reactions of CAACs and NHCs.

Graphical abstract: Reactions of a BICAAC with hydroboranes: propensity for Lewis adduct formation and carbene insertion into the B–H bond

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Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
19 Aug 2019
Accepted
23 Oct 2019
First published
23 Oct 2019

Dalton Trans., 2019,48, 17472-17478

Reactions of a BICAAC with hydroboranes: propensity for Lewis adduct formation and carbene insertion into the B–H bond

K. K. Manar, V. K. Porwal, R. S. Kamte, M. Adhikari, S. K. Thakur, D. Bawari, A. R. Choudhury and S. Singh, Dalton Trans., 2019, 48, 17472 DOI: 10.1039/C9DT03382C

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