title: Abstraction of β-hydrogen vs. alkyl groups in reactions of dialkylzinc compounds and bis(oxazolinyl)borane.
abstract: An ambiphilic bis(oxazolinyl)borane proligand and zinc dialkyls react via alkyl group transfer or β-hydrogen abstraction. The latter process is favored by formation of a bis(oxazolinyl)borane-zinc adduct that positions a β-hydrogen in the proximity of the Lewis acid center.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Iowa State University, Ames, IA 50011, USA.
authors.forename: Jing
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Zhu
authors.forename: Debabrata
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Mukherjee
authors.forename: Aaron D
authors.initials: AD
authors.lastname: Sadow