Intermediates in the Rh-catalysed dehydrocoupling of phosphine-borane.
Active species, product distributions and a suggested catalytic cycle are reported for the dehydrocoupling of the phosphine-borane H(3)B·P(t)Bu(2)H to give HP(t)Bu(2)BH(2)P(t)Bu(2)BH(3) using the [Rh(COD)(2)][BAr(F)(4)] pre-catalyst.
Department of Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry Laboratories, University of Oxford, Oxford, OX1 3QR, UK.
Miguel A
MA
Huertos
Andrew S
AS
Weller