Insertion into dihydrogen employing the nitrogen centre of a borylnitrene.
A borylnitrene, accessible from the corresponding azide by UV photolysis in a solid D(2) matrix at 3 K, inserts into D(2) upon visible light irradiation under cryogenic conditions.
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Holger F
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Lehrstuhl für Organische Chemie II, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Universitätsstrasse 150, 44780 Bochum, Germany. holger.bettinger@uni-tuebingen.de
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Matthias
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