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Contrasting reactivity of B-Cl and B-H bonds at [Ni(IMes)2] to form unsupported Ni-boryls

  • Gabrielle Audsley
  • , Ambre Carpentier
  • , Anne-Frédérique Pécharman
  • , James Wright
  • , Thomas M. Roseveare
  • , Ewan R. Clark
  • , Stuart A. Macgregor*
  • , Ian M. Riddlestone
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

[Ni(IMes)2] reacts with chloroboranes via oxidative addition to form rare unsupported Ni-boryls. In contrast, the oxidative addition of hydridoboranes is not observed and products from competing reaction pathways are identified. Computational studies relate these differences to the mechanism of oxidative addition: B-Cl activation proceeds via nucleophilic displacement of Cl, while B-H activation would entail high energy concerted bond cleavage.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)874-877
Number of pages4
JournalChemical Communications
Volume60
Issue number7
Early online date18 Dec 2023
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 21 Jan 2024

Keywords

  • Materials Chemistry
  • Metals and Alloys
  • Surfaces, Coatings and Films
  • General Chemistry
  • Ceramics and Composites
  • Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
  • Catalysis

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
  • Ceramics and Composites
  • Metals and Alloys
  • Materials Chemistry
  • Surfaces, Coatings and Films
  • General Chemistry
  • Catalysis

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