Stoichiometric CO2 reductions using a bis-borane-based frustrated Lewis pair.
The bis-borane 1,2-C(6)H(4)(BCl(2))(2) forms an adduct with PtBu(3), but is still capable of exhibiting FLP reactivity with THF and CO(2). The resulting CO(2) species is reduced by Me(2)NHBH(3) or [C(5)H(6)Me(4)NH(2)]X (X = [HB(C(6)F(5))(3)], [HB(C(6)F(5))(2)(C(7)H(11))]) followed by quenching with water to effect the stoichiometric conversion of CO(2) to methanol.
Department of Chemistry, University of Toronto, 80 St. George Street, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5S 3H6.
Michael J
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Sgro
Johannes
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Dömer
Douglas W
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Stephan