title: Photochemical oxidative addition of B-H bonds at ruthenium and rhodium.
abstract: Metal phosphine hydrides of type RuP(4)H(2) and RhP(3)H(3) react photochemically with HB(pin)(pin = pinacolate) to form metal boryl hydride complexes via 16-electron intermediates generated by H(2) loss; the second order rate constants for reaction of the intermediates with HB(pin) are even larger than those for reaction with Et(3)SiH.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University of York, York, UK.
authors.forename: Philip L
authors.initials: PL
authors.lastname: Callaghan
authors.forename: Rodrigo
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Fernández-Pacheco
authors.forename: Naser
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Jasim
authors.forename: Sébastien
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Lachaize
authors.forename: Todd B
authors.initials: TB
authors.lastname: Marder
authors.forename: Robin N
authors.initials: RN
authors.lastname: Perutz
authors.forename: Eleonora
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Rivalta
authors.forename: Sylviane
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sabo-Etienne