Carbene-stabilized beryllium borohydride.
The reaction of N-heterocyclic carbene, L:, with BeCl(2) quantitatively yields L:BeCl(2)1 (L: = :C{N(2,6-Pr(i)(2)C(6)H(3))CH}(2)). The carbene-stabilized beryllium borohydride monomer L:Be(BH(4))(2)2 is prepared by the reaction of 1 with LiBH(4). Compound 3, prepared by the reaction of 2 with Na(2)[Fe(CO)(4)]·dioxane, represents an unusual "dual reduction" of the imidazole ring (i.e., hydroboration of the C═C backbone and hydrogenation of the C2 carbene center).
Department of Chemistry and the Center for Computational Chemistry, The University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia 30602-2556, USA.
Robert J
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Gilliard
Mariham Y
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Abraham
Yuzhong
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Wang
Pingrong
P
Wei
Yaoming
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Xie
Brandon
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Quillian
Henry F
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Schaefer
Paul V R
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Schleyer
Gregory H
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Robinson