Structural elucidation of a nickel boryl complex. A recyclable borylation Ni(II) reagent of bromobenzene.
The first nickel complex bearing a boryl moiety, (PNP)Ni[B(catechol)](PNP = N[2-P(CHMe(2))(2)-4-methylphenyl](2)(-)), has been prepared, structurally characterized, and analyzed by DFT; this rare species is shown to be a recyclable reagent for the borylation of bromobenzene, via an unusual cycle, by applying the ingredients catecholborane and NaBH(4).
Adhikari
Debashis
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Department of Chemistry and Molecular Structure Center, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN 47405, USA.
Huffman
John C
JC
Mindiola
Daniel J
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