Reductive coupling and protonation leading to diboron corroles with a B-H-B bridge.
The reaction of PhBCl(2) with free base triarylcorroles results in a spontaneous reduction to give diboron corrole complexes (PhBHBPh)(Cor) in which a proton has been captured to form a bridging B-H-B group encapsulated within the corrole ligand. The proposed mechanism is supported by the reaction of PhBF(2) with H(3)Cor to give (PhBF)(BPh)(Cor) in which no reduction has occurred.
Albrett
Amelia M
AM
Department of Chemistry, The University of Auckland, Private Bag 92019, Auckland, New Zealand.
Boyd
Peter D W
PD
Clark
George R
GR
Gonzalez
Emmanuel
E
Ghosh
Abhik
A
Brothers
Penelope J
PJ