title: Estimating the strength of the M-H-B interaction: a kinetic approach.
abstract: Photolysis of BzCr(CO)3 and TpMn(CO)3 in the presence of H3B·NEt3 yields a metal-borane σ complex. Displacement of the weakly coordinated borane by P(OEt)3 proceeds by a dissociative mechanism and an Eyring analysis yields the first estimate of 20 kcal mol(-1) for the strength of this novel interaction.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Texas A&M University at Qatar, PO Box 23874, Doha, Qatar.
authors.forename: Muhammad
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sohail
authors.forename: Salvador
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Moncho
authors.forename: Edward N
authors.initials: EN
authors.lastname: Brothers
authors.forename: Donald J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Darensbourg
authors.forename: Ashfaq A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Bengali