title: Unprecedented reactivity of an aluminium hydride complex with ArNH2BH3: nucleophilic substitution versus deprotonation.
abstract: Reaction of DIPPnacnacAlH(2) with DIPPNH(2)BH(3) did not give the anticipated deprotonation but nucleophilic substitution at B was observed instead. The product DIPPnacnacAl(BH(4))(2) was isolated and structurally characterized. Nucleophilic displacement at B might play a role in mechanistic pathways related to metal amidoborane complexes.
authors.affiliation: Stratingh Institute, University of Groningen, Nijenborgh 4, 9747AG, Groningen, The Netherlands. s.harder@rug.nl
authors.forename: Sjoerd
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Harder
authors.forename: Jan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Spielmann