title: Magnesium borohydride confined in a metal-organic framework: a preorganized system for facile arene hydroboration.
abstract: In close quarters: When confined in a metal-organic framework, magnesium borohydride reacts with arenes by a hydroboration pathway (see scheme), in contrast to its reactivity under analogous homogeneous solution-phase conditions. Framework-imposed organization of the reactive groups is required, which is achieved by a combination of the metal coordination and two hydrogen bonds.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, L69 7ZD, UK.
authors.forename: Michael J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Ingleson
authors.forename: Jorge Perez
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Barrio
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Bacsa
authors.forename: Alexander
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Steiner
authors.forename: George R
authors.initials: GR
authors.lastname: Darling
authors.forename: James T A
authors.initials: JT
authors.lastname: Jones
authors.forename: Yaroslav Z
authors.initials: YZ
authors.lastname: Khimyak
authors.forename: Matthew J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Rosseinsky