title: Structural elucidation of a nickel boryl complex. A recyclable borylation Ni(II) reagent of bromobenzene.
abstract: 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).
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry and Molecular Structure Center, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN 47405, USA.
authors.forename: Debashis
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Adhikari
authors.forename: John C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Huffman
authors.forename: Daniel J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Mindiola