Palladium-NHC complexes do catalyse the diboration of alkenes: mechanistic insights.
Novel catalytic activation of the B-B bond by palladium(II)-NHC complexes in presence of a mild base (NaOAc) and an excess of diboron reagent enables chemoselective 1,2-diboration of alkenes, suggesting the heterolytic cleavage of diboron rather than oxidative addition of a B-B bond to the metal.
Lillo
Vanesa
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Departament de Química Física i Inorgànica, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Pça. Imperial Tàrraco 1, 43005 Tarragona, Spain.
Mas-Marzá
Elena
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Segarra
Anna M
AM
Carbó
Jorge J
JJ
Bo
Carles
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Peris
Eduardo
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Fernandez
Elena
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