Facile dihydrogen release from phosphino-borinate ester Lewis pairs.
New phosphino-borinate ester Lewis pairs of the type (t)Bu(2)PCH(2)C(R)(2)OB(C(6)F(5))(2) (R = Me or CF(3)) are synthesised from the corresponding phosphino-alcohol and HB(C(6)F(5))(2). Dihydrogen release from the zwitterionic (t)Bu(2)PHCH(2)C(R)(2)OBH(C(6)F(5))(2) is facile.
Chapman
Andy M
AM
School of Chemistry, University of Bristol, Cantock's Close, Bristol, BS8 1TS, UK.
Haddow
Mairi F
MF
Orton
Jonathan P H
JP
Wass
Duncan F
DF