Getting the sterics just right: a five-coordinate iridium trisboryl complex that reacts with C-H bonds at room temperature.
Five-coordinate boryl complexes relevant to Ir mediated C-H borylations have been synthesized, providing a glimpse of the most fundamental step in the catalytic cycle for the first time.
Chotana
Ghayoor A
GA
Department of Chemistry, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824-1322, USA.
Vanchura
Britt A
BA
Tse
Man Kin
MK
Staples
Richard J
RJ
Maleczka
Robert E
RE
Smith
Milton R
MR
D001896:Boron Compounds / Q000737:chemistry; D002384:Catalysis; D018360:Crystallography, X-Ray; D007495:Iridium / Q000737:chemistry*; D008968:Molecular Conformation; D009942:Organometallic Compounds / Q000737:chemistry*; D013237:Stereoisomerism; D013696:Temperature
D001896:Boron Compounds; D009942:Organometallic Compounds; D007495:Iridium