Rapid intramolecular heterolytic dihydrogen activation by a four-membered heterocyclic phosphane-borane adduct

Patrick Spies; Gerhard Erker; Gerald Kehr; Klaus Bergander; Roland Fröhlich; Stefan Grimme; Douglas W Stephan

doi:10.1039/b710475h

Rapid intramolecular heterolytic dihydrogen activation by a four-membered heterocyclic phosphane-borane adduct

Chem Commun (Camb). 2007 Dec 21:(47):5072-4. doi: 10.1039/b710475h. Epub 2007 Oct 2.

Authors

Patrick Spies¹, Gerhard Erker, Gerald Kehr, Klaus Bergander, Roland Fröhlich, Stefan Grimme, Douglas W Stephan

Affiliation

¹ Organisch-Chemisches Institut, Universität Münster, Corrensstrasse 40, D-48149 Münster, Germany.

PMID: 18049757
DOI: 10.1039/b710475h

Abstract

A four-membered cyclic intramolecular phosphane-borane adduct activates dihydrogen to yield the respective ethylene-bridged zwitterionic phosphonium-hydridoborate system, which reduces benzaldehyde.

MeSH terms

Boranes / chemistry*
Crystallization
Electrons
Heterocyclic Compounds / chemistry*
Hydrogen / chemistry*
Models, Molecular
Molecular Structure
Time Factors

Substances

Boranes
Heterocyclic Compounds
Hydrogen